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MENTAL MODEL · M6955

One Word Worth a Thousand Gold

One Word Worth a Thousand Gold
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

After Lü Buwei compiled the "Lüshi Chunqiu" (Annals of Lü Buwei), he hung it at the city gate and proclaimed that anyone who could change one character (add or delete a character) would be rewarded with a thousand gold pieces.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

Quality confidence / public beta. When launching a product, dare you make a "one word worth a thousand gold" promise? This extreme confidence itself is the strongest marketing, and it also forces the team to polish the product to perfection.

anchor

Anchor fast decisions

Describes extremely refined and valuable text, emphasizing the high value and scarcity of high-quality information, encouraging winning by quality rather than quantity.

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Source support: Explicit

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    zh.wikipedia.orghttps://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%80%E5%AD%97%E5%8D%83%E9%87%91_%28%E9%9B%BB%E8%A6%96%E7%AF%80%E7%9B%AE%29ZH · Explicit
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