opportunity cost

5 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Sep 18, 2015 by Sanjay Bakshi · across every show →

Everything said about opportunity cost, oldest first

Sep 18, 2015
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Bakshi: Opportunity Costs Dictate Shutting Down Underperforming Businesses Earlier Than Expected
“Ah, but if you study Charlie, and if you study Warren Buffett's life, you'll find out that actually you should shut it down well before when it makes sense for you to shut it down, because you have to think about opportunity costs.”
Sanjay Bakshi Sep 18, 2015 ▶ 19:07 #3 Sanjay Bakshi: Why Mental Models
Feb 2, 2021
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Mullainathan: Ideas should be graded by their generative depth, not mere recognition
“A lot of ideas have recognition capacity, meaning you can see them in the world, but they don't have generation capacity. What I mean is Once I've noticed this thing, so, you know opportunity cost. Once I've noticed this is an example of an opportunity cost th…”
Sendhil Mullainathan Feb 2, 2021 ▶ 27:33 #102 Sendhil Mullainathan: The Chaos Inside Us
Feb 2, 2021
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Mullainathan: Opportunity costs are hidden consequences excluded by decision framing
“And so I think opportunity costs are the hidden consequences that are left outside of your frame, whether it's for money or time, it's those things that then are neglected because they're exactly not part of how you frame this problem.”
Sendhil Mullainathan Feb 2, 2021 ▶ 33:48 #102 Sendhil Mullainathan: The Chaos Inside Us
Jan 11, 2022 neutral
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Holiday: Delaying decisions costs more than making the wrong choice
“Whatever the margin of error would be between one decision or the other is far smaller than whatever the opportunity costs of not having it done. And moved on to the next thing are.”
Ryan Holiday Jan 11, 2022 ▶ 39:48 #128 Ryan Holiday: A Stoic Life
Nov 26, 2024 neutral
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Holiday: Financial upside is obvious while opportunity costs are hard to quantify
“The problem is financial upside is always clear. Opportunity costs are sometimes clear, but often not clear.”
Ryan Holiday Nov 26, 2024 ▶ 47:01 Ryan Holiday: How to Win the War with Yourself
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