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J-Curve

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An improvement can make outcomes worse at first, then better as the change takes effect. Expecting the initial dip helps prevent abandoning a useful change too early.

Episodes that teach this

  • Why Things Get Worse Before Getting Better: The J-Curve | Future IQ · explained at 0:24 203 views
    it will not even be flat. It will go

Examples & generalisations

Concrete examples: feeling sick for a few days after a vaccine

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