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Tim Harford
applied economics / Cautionary Tales / More or Less
Timothy Douglas Harford, OBE is an English economic journalist who lives in Oxford. Harford is the author of four economics books and writes his long-running Financial Times column, The Undercover Economist, syndicated in Slate magazine, which explores the economic ideas behind everyday experiences. His column in the Financial Times, Since You Asked, ran between 2011 and 2014 and offered a sceptical look at the news of the week.
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Frameworks
Attributed to Tim Harford
Mental models, principles, and operating frameworks extracted from sources where Tim is the credited author or speaker.
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Efficient Markets as a Useful Fiction
Act as if markets are efficient — not because they are, but because the assumption protects you.
Finance·from Do We Need To Change Our Minds About Index Funds?
Fee Compounding Destruction
A 1% annual fee doesn't cost 1% — it costs a quarter of your final pot.
Finance·from Do We Need To Change Our Minds About Index Funds?
Psychological Safety and the Mistake-Reporting Paradox
Teams with better cultures report more errors — they're not making more, they're hiding fewer.
Leadership·from Do We Need To Change Our Minds About Index Funds?
The Three Cs of Statistical Thinking
Calm, context, and curiosity are the only defences against being manipulated by numbers.
Mindset·from Do We Need To Change Our Minds About Index Funds?
When the Facts Change, Change Your Mind
Separate your public identity from your beliefs so you can update when evidence demands it.
Mindset·from Do We Need To Change Our Minds About Index Funds?
Domains
Framework distribution
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Finance2 frameworks · 40%
Mindset2 frameworks · 40%
Leadership1 framework · 0%
Bibliography
Sources by Tim Harford
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Aaron Francis
devtools founder + Laravel / Mostly Technical
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02Aarthi Ramamurthy & Sriram Krishnan
founders + ops / The Aarthi and Sriram Show
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03Acquired (Ben Gilbert)
company history deep-dives / Acquired
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04Acquired (David Rosenthal)
company history deep-dives co-host / Acquired
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05Adam Davidson
entrepreneurship + economy / The Bottom Line / Surprisingly Awesome
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06Aimee Pearcy / Hala Taha
Hala Taha: networking & personal brand / Young and Profiting
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07Alex Hormozi
offers, value equation / The Game w/ Alex Hormozi
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08Amy Porterfield
online course business / Online Marketing Made Easy
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Last updated
10 May 2026