Pause, Reflect, See How Well it Did

BlogPaul GrahamJun 14, 2025

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On evaluating decisions vs outcomes. Most retrospectives are about results; few are about process. Naval's habit: separate the two, score the process honestly, then move on. Compounds judgment fastest.

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