Yacine: courage × intelligence has an optimum — don't be smart enough to think it through
yacineMTB · x · 2026-10-09
Yacine MTB amplifies a take on the optimal product of courage and intelligence: "You can't be so intelligent that it is worth it for you to spend time thinking. You need to be just a little retarded." His point: hold unrealistic expectations of your ability, know your limits, and meet them with simple, dumb tricks — bias toward action over deliberation.
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