Raising a Tiger, Nursing a Sore
Updated 2026-08-10
INTRODUCTION
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CORE DEFINITION
Raising a tiger, nursing a sore is a decision framework about latent hazards: a small problem that is ignored because handling it is inconvenient grows into one that can no longer be handled cheaply. The core proposition is that the cost of a neglected risk compounds, so short-term convenience purchases long-term exposure. The key qualification is that the correct intervention point is early, when the problem is still small, since the same remedy later costs far more or becomes impossible.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Latent hazard scan: Look deliberately for small problems that are growing rather than staying constant. - Cost curve check: Estimate how the price of fixing the issue rises with each period of delay. - Early stop-loss: Act while the remedy is cheap instead of waiting for the problem to become urgent.
Anchor fast decisions
A small defect is tolerated because it causes little pain today, but the defect keeps growing while it is unattended, and the cost of correction rises faster than the problem does. The mechanism is compound growth of risk: delay converts a cheap repair into an expensive crisis, and the eventual remedy is far larger than the one that was declined.
MINIMUM ACTION
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