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by RajSinghLA 1701 days ago
Solid read. Will sounds like a Farnam Street reader.

> Effective systems thinking comes from the tension between model and reality, without a healthy balance you’ll always lose the plot.

I’ve also heard this as “don’t confuse the map for the territory.”

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I have this article bookmarked on this very topic: https://fs.blog/2015/11/map-and-territory/

I also like quoting George Box to those who are drinking the kool-aid a little too much with their models, "All models are wrong, but some are useful." :)