Duncan’s Newsletter

Reputation Is Built in Bad Times: The Fair & Reasonable + 1 Playbook

The FR+1 Rule: Reputation Is Built in Bad Times

Oct 11 • 

Duncan Anderson

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September 2025

Wrong Problem Trap: Progress = Correct Problem × Execution

Summary

Sep 27 • 

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Try to be balanced: It’s easy to be biased, it’s hard to be balanced.

Reading time: 3 mins.

Sep 13 • 

Duncan Anderson

1

August 2025

Seek Truth, Fear Delusion: Truth can sting; delusion can kill.

We’re told to “be confident,” but confidence without contact with reality is just delusion with good posture.

Aug 30 • 

Duncan Anderson

1

Good Manager = Knows if an employee is thinking of leaving

Summary

Aug 16 • 

Duncan Anderson

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Companies want to be able to look after ambition levels from 0=>100%

Summary

Aug 2 • 

Duncan Anderson

1

July 2025

Excess vs Deficit Empathy: Which Does More Harm?

The Paradox of Empathy: When Good Intentions Go Too Far

Jul 19 • 

Duncan Anderson

No-Fuss Humans: Key for Thriving Teams

Reading time: ~5 minutes

Jul 5 • 

Duncan Anderson

3

June 2025

Authoring Your Own Relationship Story: The standard western romantic story and possible faults and upgrades.

One sentence summary

Jun 21 • 

Duncan Anderson

Mental Ability = Quantity * Quality… and Quantity leads to Quality.

Reading time: 4 mins

Jun 7 • 

Duncan Anderson

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May 2025

The Multi-Hypothesis Mindset: Why 2-3 Hypotheses To Explain An Outcome Lowers Overconfidence vs 1 Hypothesis.

Summary

May 24 • 

Duncan Anderson

Positive Sum Partner = Someone you want around.

Summary

May 10 • 

Duncan Anderson