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MENTAL MODEL · M0575

Patton's Razor

Patton's Razor
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

A good plan violently executed today is better than a perfect plan next week.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

Anti-perfectionism. In a dynamic competitive environment, speed itself is quality. The cost of waiting for perfect information is often higher than the cost of executing a flawed plan and correcting it.

anchor

Anchor fast decisions

Patton's Razor is not a widely recognized model; it may refer to a variant of a heuristic named with 'razor' (like Occam's Razor), advocating for eliminating a certain type of factor in explanation or decision-making. The specific meaning is yet to be verified.

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