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保罗·格雷厄姆《《超线性回报》》· Superlinear Returns · 领导

You're learning; you don't know for sure yet what's going to be valuable, and if you're too strict you'll lop off the outliers. What about step functions? Are there also useful heuristics of the form "seek thresholds" or "seek competition?" Here the situation is trickier. The existence of a threshold doesn't guarantee the game will be worth playing. If you play a round of Russian roulette, you'll be in a situation with a threshold, certainly, but in the best case you're no better off. "Seek competition" is similarly useless; what if the prize isn't worth competing for?

出处: https://paulgraham.com/superlinear.html
定位:Essay, additional excerpt 3 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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学习时你还不确定什么有价值,如果太严格就会砍掉异常值。那阶跃函数呢?有没有“寻找阈值”或“寻找竞争”这样的有用启发法?这里情况更棘手。存在阈值并不保证游戏值得玩。玩俄罗斯轮盘赌肯定有阈值,但最好情况下你也没好处。“寻找竞争”同样无用;如果奖品不值得竞争呢?所以不能盲目追求阈值或竞争,要判断是否值得。

上下文

格雷厄姆探讨在超线性回报世界中,如何选择值得投入的领域,提醒不要盲目追求阈值或竞争。

今日一问

你正在参与的竞争,奖品真的值得你付出吗?

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