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Thrilled to announce that it's here – A Beginner's Guide to First-Principles Thinking.
https://www.notion.so/A-Beginner-s-Guide-to-becoming-a-First-Principles-Thinker-637ab7236c8f49978f37457fa565edba
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on why we wrote it, what it is and who should read it. Please RT if you find this useful.
https://www.notion.so/A-Beginner-s-Guide-to-becoming-a-First-Principles-Thinker-637ab7236c8f49978f37457fa565edba
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on why we wrote it, what it is and who should read it. Please RT if you find this useful.
We live in an age of abundance of information and scarcity of insight. The Internet was supposed to make us more informed but often the information overload just leaves us more confused.
Further, humans do not think like scientists. Even scientists barely think like scientists. Instead, we create narratives based on our presuppositions. This tendency, combined with the Internet, is a catastrophe and I think we've only begun seeing the consequences.
So, how do you go about finding what's actually true in an ever more complex world?
Meet First-Principles. These form a "minimum spanning tree" of ideas you should know to be able to think through complex areas like startups, politics, human behavior, career decisions, and more
Meet First-Principles. These form a "minimum spanning tree" of ideas you should know to be able to think through complex areas like startups, politics, human behavior, career decisions, and more
It's no coincidence that some of the best entrepreneurs today are actually philosophers in disguise – Peter Thiel, @naval, @elonmusk; to name a few.
They are first-principles thinkers with an acute understanding of human psychology. That's where our guide comes in.
They are first-principles thinkers with an acute understanding of human psychology. That's where our guide comes in.
This guide will walk you through a treasure-trove of some of the most foundational ideas in Math, Physics, Computation, Game Theory, Evolutionary theory, Economics, Mental models, and more!
We have curated the best works of – @nntaleb, @naval, @tylercowen, Richard Feynman, @RichardDawkins, @harari_yuval, @Moshe_Hoffman, @robinhanson, et al.
Incredibly rewarding and educational even if you finish half of it.
Incredibly rewarding and educational even if you finish half of it.
Who should read it?
If you're a smart and ambitious person who cherishes independent and original thinking, this is exactly for you.
See also: my thread on why being original matters - https://twitter.com/ayushswrites/status/1277998636333498368?s=20
If you're a smart and ambitious person who cherishes independent and original thinking, this is exactly for you.
See also: my thread on why being original matters - https://twitter.com/ayushswrites/status/1277998636333498368?s=20
Don't just take it from me – here's @naval echoing this idea: https://twitter.com/naval/status/1002107869209096192?s=20
Check it out here – https://www.notion.so/A-Beginner-s-Guide-to-becoming-a-First-Principles-Thinker-637ab7236c8f49978f37457fa565edba
Finally, thanks to @SpencrGreenberg, @BlasMoros, @Kpaxs, @FullOfKRapp, @mtrajan, @notjustamand, @thatguyBG, @madhav_337, @aryxnsharma, @notjustamand, @radshaan, @paul_lecrone, @veekay_21, @reddy2go for all their help.
Finally, thanks to @SpencrGreenberg, @BlasMoros, @Kpaxs, @FullOfKRapp, @mtrajan, @notjustamand, @thatguyBG, @madhav_337, @aryxnsharma, @notjustamand, @radshaan, @paul_lecrone, @veekay_21, @reddy2go for all their help.
