The Lindy Effect

Shakespeare’s plays have been around for centuries.

a book written last year is no longer in print.

That’s the Lindy effect.

Stuff that’s been around for a long time, tends to be around for much longer.

every additional period of survival implies a longer life expectancy.

email has outlived countless email killers

qwerty keyboard persists despite other layouts

C programming language is still the core of any piece of tech out there

simple.

gives us a neat little mental model to apply to real life situations

– read books that have survived for decades

– what kind of stocks to invest in

– focus on foundational skills that resist obsolescence

nature finds a way to ensure only the fittest survive. Lindy effect is proof of that.

fin.