Build, Don’t Guess: A Field Manual for Progress and Criticism
404 Field Manual Fallibilism Field Manual 404 Field Manual: Explanations Over Predictions I write for people who prefer maps to slogans. Reality responds to what you understand well enough to act on. Your browser does not support the audio element. Link 1) SIGNAL — Reality Check Rule: Explanation beats prediction when the weather turns. There’s an objective world. Your job isn’t to decorate forecasts—it’s to explain what is and why it behaves that way. Bridge wings. Gale force. Blind swell. Predictions said “fine.” The checklists that explained systems saved the watch. ...