People talk about first-principles thinking, but most people don't really know what it is or how to apply it. In this week's essay, I do my best to explain it, give you a practical set of steps for applying it in your work, and share a ton of examples of product leaders using it, including @gdb @MrBeast @annewoj23 @bche... See more

1. inversion bait

what’s something everyone in this field assumes is true... that might actually be false?

2. regarded lens

what would a complete idiot ask about this? what would a five-year-old ask?

3. root-cause spelunking

what’s the real problem here? if we solved this, what deeper issue would still remain?

4. framebreak

if this entire situation were a

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