I have previously commented on some similarities between TOC and Objectivism:
Okay I won’t skip the questions.
https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/notes-on-the-goal-by-goldratt/422/32?u=alanforr
Optimising for the bottlenecks by sometimes leaving non-bottlenecks idle sometimes is similar to not overreaching by avoiding filling up your schedule with junk that distracts you from doing important stuff well.
Epistemology is about how to learn. I know you just wanted to know about cooking
or getting a raise or something specific, but you need some way of learning
about those topics. Well, you already have a way – you do learn some – but it’s
mediocre, so...
https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/notes-on-the-goal-by-goldratt/422/41?u=alanforr
Gathering facts or measurements isn’t useful in and of itself unless you know why they’re relevant.
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alex has a meeting at work.
stacey and bob are late cuz they’re dealing with problematic orders.
to manage the division alex has to clarify how he can apply jonah’s ideas in different situations, e.g. - to different plants, to sales etc.
stacey sez they should ask what their goal is as managers. lou sez the goal is to get the division to make more money now and in the future.
stacey sez more isn’t a specific number so that got can’t be achieved.
lou sez she’s right, and they need to mov…
optimising for bottlenecks is a special case of only working on stuff that’s near to a breakpoint
When trying to evaluate an issue, there are many, many factors that could be
considered. As a matter of logic, the solution space is huge, and the number of
things you could look at is huge.
Most factors are irrelevant.
Of the relevant factors,...
There are infinitely many quantitative differences between analog factors. But
there are only a small number of relevant qualitative differences for a
particular context with a few goals. Qualitative, notable, important, meaningful
differences –...