Common failure modes

  • Labels are given but not the definitions nor the examples

  • Labels and are given definitions but not the examples

  • Labels and are given examples but not the definitions

Claims identified as different failure modes

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(Career capital)[1] is (anything that puts you in a better position to make a difference in the future, including skills, connections, credentials and runway)[2].

[1] is [2] is not a claim, but I fail to understand [2] as it is of

Type 1: Labels but no Definition or examples.

(Gaining career capital)[3] is (important throughout your career)[4], but especially when (you’re young and you have a lot to learn)[5].

Claims: [3] is [4].

Type 1: Labels but no Definition for [4].

Not sure how to “understand” [4].

Claims: [3] is important especially when [5].

Type 1: Labels but no Definition or examples for “important”

(The earlier you are in your career)[6], and (the less certain you are about what to do in the medium-term)[7], (the more you should focus on gaining career capital that’s flexible)[8] i.e. useful in many different sectors and career paths.

Claims: [6] and [7], then [8].

Type 1: Labels but no Definition and no Examples, for [6], [7], and [8].

How will you test this?

Some of the (best ways to gain career capital)[9] early on include:

(Working in any organization which has, or with any people who have, a reputation for high performance e.g. top consultancy or technology firms, or any work with a great mentor or team.)[10] (Undertaking certain graduate studies, especially applied quantitative subjects like economics, computer science and applied mathematics.)[11] Anything that gives you a valuable transferable skill e.g. programming, data science, marketing. Taking opportunities which allow you to achieve impressive and socially valuable things e.g. founding an organization, doing anything at which you might excel.

Claims: [9] is [10]

Type 3: Labels and Examples but no definition for [9].

So we’ve seen that (career capital)[] is (important, especially early career)[], but what type of career capital should you look to gain?

Claims: CC is important, early in career.

Type 1: Labels but no Definition and no examples for “important”

Earlier we saw the example of Kate, who went to work at a non-profit. Not only do (non-profit jobs)[1] often (build your skills more slowly)[2], they’re also (less flexible)[3]. It’s widely accepted in the non-profit sector that it’s easier to switch from a business job to a non-profit job than vice versa. So if you’re unsure between the two, a business position offers more flexibility.

Claims: Non-profit jobs often build your skills more slowly (than for-profit jobs)

Type 1: Labels but no Definition or examples for [2].

Claims: [1] is [3].

Type 3: Labels and Examples but no definition for the [3].

Example: “Tara trained and worked as a pharmacist with the Red Cross. Eventually she realized that she could have a greater impact elsewhere, but all the specialized knowledge she learned in pharmacy would no longer be useful. This is common when people choose specialized courses that are only really relevant to one path.”

Another cautionary tale is Topher, who was studying a philosophy PhD, but realized that he probably wouldn’t get any academic positions that he was excited to pursue, and so left early and had to retrain. We’ve found (lots of people start a PhD)[1] and then realize that (they hate academia)[2], and that their (PhD won’t help them much elsewhere)[3]. They end up feeling like they’ve near-wasted four years.

Claims: [1] realize [2] and [3].

Type 3: Labels and Examples but no definition for [2] and [3].

Example: Topher, who was studying a philosophy PhD, but realized that he probably wouldn’t get any academic positions that he was excited to pursue, and so left early and had to retrain.

Not going to find lots of examples, but there is atleast one.

Trevor

Source

Trevor: (Kamala)[1] is going to (wipe the floor with JB)[2]

Kamala Harris: (Joe Biden)[3] “praised” the reputation of (two United States senators)[4] who built their (reputations and career on the segregation of race in this country)[5]. He also worked with them to (oppose busing)[6]. I was a little girl who was bused. (paraphrasing)

And everyone claps!

Trevor: That moment was so (brutal on JB)[7]… and (it didn’t get an better from there.)[8]

later…

Joe Biden: I was (not opposed to Busing in America)[9], but I was (opposed to busing by the department of educational affairs)[10]

Kamala Harris: But the (States)[11] failed to (integrate schools)[12]

Joe Biden: (That was a choice)[13] made by your (city council)[14]

Kamala Harris: It was a (failure of the federal government)[15].

people clap.

Claims: [1] is going to [2].

Type 1: Labels but no Definition or examples for [2].

Example: If [2], implies polls, it appears that Kamala has overtaken Joe Biden in two nation wide polls.

Claims: [4] were [5].

Type 1: Labels But No Definition or examples for [5].

Couldn’t find examples about how [4] were [5].

Claims: [3] praised reputation of [4] who were [5].

Example:

“At least there was some civility. We didn’t agree on much of anything. We got things done. We got it finished.”—Rolling Stone

Type 3: Labels and Examples but no definition for “praised”

All articles seem to think that JB praised those “segregationist” democrats, but did he though? I don’t think so based on the above example but people seem to loose their shit, and made it trend on all news channels.

Claims: [3] worked with [4], for [6].

Example: JB refutes claims that he was opposed to “busing by educational department”. He is not opposed “busing of America” (whatever that means).

Type 3: Labels and Examples but no definition for [6] is available.

Here it is not clear which busing they are talking about.

Claims: (That moment)[7a] was [7].

Example: The polls seem to be in favor of Kamala Harris

Type 3: Labels and Examples but no definition for [7] & [7a] was [7].

P.S

Very hard! I started with plans to do much more (talk about critical thinking, one example vs many vs 0 etc…), but got only until the above. By the end of one hr I had nothing and I just had to sleep or take rest before I continue.

TODO later

  • Give examples for 3 types of failures

  • write and see how many claims from old essay writing, YouTube fit in these three types of failures.

  • Why should we work on concrete thinking

  • one example vs journal level vs 0 example

  • what about reasoning? Claims: [9] is [10]

  • to what extent to go with giving examples,

    • to the point of being able to ask questions