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Second-Order Thinking: What Smart People Use to Outperform
You can think of first-level thinking as your today self and second-level thinking as your future self. First-level thinking looks to solve the immediate problem without regard to any future problems a solution might produce. Second-level thinking looks at the problem from beginning to end. It looks past the immediate solution and asks, “And then
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The Most Important Thing Is Second Level Thinking
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The Intellectual Edgesubstack.comConsidering what motivates the decisions of others, especially when those decisions affect you, is also essential. Incentives matter. Take a negotiation course, because skilled negotiators are masters at figuring out what is important to the other party and arriving at mutually beneficial solutions. Even if you are not dealing directly with another
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Smart people are great at accurately imagining the consequences of their actions.
They are aware of all the things that could go wrong.
They often end up playing too safe.
They often end up missing out on life.
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Orange Book 🍊📖x.comWeigh second- and third-order consequences.