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Second-Order Thinking: What Smart People Use to Outperform

Second-Order Thinking

Second-order thinking is a method of thinking that goes beyond the surface level, beyond the knee-jerk reactions and short-term gains. It asks us to play the long game, to anticipate the ripple effects of our actions, and to make choices that will benefit us not just today but in the months and years to come.

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fs.blog • Mental Models: The Best Way to Make Intelligent Decisions

Second-order thinking is thinking farther ahead and thinking holistically. It requires us to not only consider our actions and their immediate consequences, but the subsequent effects of those actions as well.

Rhiannon Beaubien • The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts

Second-order thinking is thinking farther ahead and thinking holistically.

Rhiannon Beaubien • The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts

Second-order thinking involves asking ourselves if what we are doing now is going to get us the results we want.

Rhiannon Beaubien • The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts

Second-order thinking needs to evaluate the most likely effects and their most likely consequences,

Rhiannon Beaubien • The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts

Second order thinkers ask themselves the question “And then what?” This means thinking about the consequences of repeatedly eating a chocolate bar when you are hungry and using that to inform your decision. If you do this you’re more likely to eat something healthy.

Shane Parrish • Second-Order Thinking: What Smart People Use to Outperform

Almost everyone can anticipate the immediate results of their actions. This type of first-order thinking is easy and safe but it’s also a way to ensure you get the same results that everyone else gets. Second-order thinking is thinking farther ahead and thinking holistically. It requires us to not only consider our actions and their immediate conse