solve forward problems backward: ask what guarantees failure, then avoid it.
The core idea
solve forward problems backward: ask what guarantees failure, then avoid it.
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GuideActivation Energy
why the first step dominates, and how to lower the friction that keeps you from
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GuideThe Butterfly Effect
how tiny differences in starting conditions produce wildly different outcomes.
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GuideCircle of Competence
knowing exactly where your real understanding ends, which is where catastrophe u
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GuideEntropy
why things fall apart by default, and why maintenance is never optional.
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GuideEthos, Pathos, Logos
Aristotle's three engines of persuasion and how to use them together.
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GuideFirst Principles Thinking
breaking a problem to its fundamentals and reasoning up, instead of by analogy.