very difficult lesson that developing a precise, theoretical understanding of a system/industry/company and developing an intuition/feel for how that thing actually works are two entirely different and often contradictory activities the more you “know” the less you actually do

it’s good to be skeptical of a lot of business writing as a result, it’s almost always post game hagiographies, quarterbacks telling stories about the game they wish they played, not the one that actually happened on the field. better to walk the factory floor, you’ll learn more