Entropy Golf

Think of entropy as the chaos, the mess, and the uncertainty inherent in building a new thing (company, product, family, etc). Just like with golf, the less strokes the better, the less entropy the better. Every industry has their own way of playing. Some industries are just better at this for obvious reasons - smarter people, less lawyers, different incentives, more reps, etc. This database serves a living list of each industry's techniques or "big ideas" of how to manage entropy.

Industry Technique Goal
Agriculture Permaculture Most yield, least labor
Architecture Functionalism Buildings are created based on their purpose and function
Culinary Capsule Menus Most meals, least ingredients
Economics Pareto Principle 80% of effects come from 20% of causes
Entrepreneurship EOS Most productivity, least waste
Fashion Capsule Wardrobe Most outfit combinations, least clothes
Finance Leverage Most returns, least capital
Fitness HIIT Most fitness gains, least time
Investing Munger's Latticework Most clear thinking, least mental models
Manufacturing Toyota Production System Most productivity, least waste
Pharma Minimum Effective Dose Least dose for desired outcome
Poetry Haiku Most emotion, least words
Software Code Golf Shortest possible code to solve a problem
Supply Chain Just-In-Time (JIT) Production Least inventory costs by bringing materials in only as needed