Issue #557 - Commitment Devices, Weak Generals/Strong Lieutenants Model & Stress-Induced Analgesia
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Commitment Devices
Whenever you do something that reduces your own freedoms in the service of a greater goal, you're using a commitment device. (link)
Weak Generals/Strong Lieutenants Model
If you pick strong generals for key positions, their competitors will leave. But if you pick weak generals then the strong lieutenants are more likely to stick around. (link)