The Commoncog Method Used by StratCinema
Warren Buffett's secret teaching method revealed—how he transformed Katherine Graham from self-described "doormat wife" into legendary CEO delivering 22.3% compound annual returns over 28 years. The technique: calibration case method using antique financial statements. Buffett collected annual reports like others collect cars, organizing them by business concepts in his mind. Each board visit, he'd walk Graham through comparisons—this company healthy in year one, struggling ten years later, why? That company thriving over the same period, what's different? Constant pattern matching across time and circumstance. The method works because business is an "ill-structured domain"—concepts like competitive advantage appear uniquely each time. Experts don't reason from frameworks; they compare fragments of cases they've seen before. Novices cling to one example and MBA frameworks. Masters collect minimum ten cases per concept and never stop seeking new patterns. Military research proves this accelerates expertise in complex domains where no two situations repeat exactly. 00:01:36 Buffett's teaching ritual: brought annual reports each visit, walked Graham through with pencil comparing business snapshots 00:04:10 Calibration case method: collect minimum ten cases per concept, compare every new case against known examples 00:06:28 Why it works: business is ill-structured domain where concepts appear uniquely, frameworks insufficient for pattern matching 00:10:23 Expert behavior: rapid case comparisons with fragments, never assume simple explanations, constantly seek new cases 00:11:49 Buffett after decades still assumes he hasn't seen everything, forever collecting cases to sharpen pattern recognition
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