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← Reasoning from first principles means gathering only what one knows to be true and building a conclusion from it.

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Everything filed under mental models mental models Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under physics physics Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Everything filed under humility humility Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Reasoning from first principles means gathering only what one knows to be true and building a conclusion from it. Reasoning from first principles meansgathering only what one knows to be trueand building a conclusion from it. Last stated 11 years ago 6 Nov 2015 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reasoning from first principles means taking the basic raw ingredients as the building blocks and working upward from them. — tap to centre the map on it Reasoning from first principlesmeans taking the basic rawingredients as the building blocksand working upward from them. Last stated 11 years ago 6 Nov 2015 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Creative thinking is closely related to first-principles reasoning, since in both the thinker has to invent their own thought pathways. — tap to centre the map on it Creative thinking is closely relatedto first-principles reasoning, sincein both the thinker has to inventtheir own thought pathways. Last stated 11 years ago 6 Nov 2015 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Physics teaches reasoning from first principles rather than by analogy. — tap to centre the map on it Physics teaches reasoning from firstprinciples rather than by analogy. Last stated 14 years ago 21 Oct 2012 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2012-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good ideas come from asking how you would solve a problem from first principles, rather than staying anchored on how it is solved today. — tap to centre the map on it Good ideas come from asking how youwould solve a problem from firstprinciples, rather than stayinganchored on how it is solved today. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Jul 2026 JD Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: People in industry routinely short-circuit their reasoning, adopting what they heard in a conference talk instead of thinking it through from first principles. — tap to centre the map on it People in industry routinelyshort-circuit their reasoning,adopting what they heard in aconference talk instead of thinkingit through from first principles. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Apr 2026 MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Dogma, unlike first-principles reasoning, is not customized to the believer or meant to be critiqued and adjusted as things change. — tap to centre the map on it Dogma, unlike first-principlesreasoning, is not customized to thebeliever or meant to be critiquedand adjusted as things change. Last stated 11 years ago 6 Nov 2015 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conclusion cannot rest on its simplicity alone; it must be backed by empirical evidence. — tap to centre the map on it A conclusion cannot rest on itssimplicity alone; it must be backedby empirical evidence. Last stated 7 years ago 28 Oct 2019 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2019-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: All the materials of reason and knowledge come from experience — tap to centre the map on it All the materials of reason andknowledge come from experience Last stated 337 years ago 24 May 1689 JL John Locke — holds since 1689-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A difficult problem is better thought through both forwards and backward than in one direction only. — tap to centre the map on it A difficult problem is betterthought through both forwards andbackward than in one direction only. Last stated 13 years ago 28 Oct 2013 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A few dozen mental models are enough to get a firm grasp of how the world works. — tap to centre the map on it A few dozen mental models are enoughto get a firm grasp of how the worldworks. Last stated 9 years ago by 12 Aug 2017 JC James Clear — holds since 2017-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A map is not the territory it represents, but if it is correct it shares the territory's structure, which is what makes it useful. — tap to centre the map on it A map is not the territory itrepresents, but if it is correct itshares the territory's structure,which is what makes it useful. AK Alfred Korzybski — holds since c. 1933 — tap for who they are Same subject: Inversion frequently solves problems that nothing else will — tap to centre the map on it Inversion frequently solves problemsthat nothing else will Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Without the elementary mathematics of probability in one’s repertoire, one gives everybody else a huge advantage — tap to centre the map on it Without the elementary mathematicsof probability in one’s repertoire,one gives everybody else a hugeadvantage CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 1994 — tap for who they are Same subject: A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock. — tap to centre the map on it A persistently rising dividend yieldeventually forces capitalappreciation as the market reratesthe stock. Last stated 7 months ago 3 Mar 2026 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Outside the circle of competence, confidence does not diminish as fast as competence, and the biggest risk is what one does not see. — tap to centre the map on it Outside the circle of competence,confidence does not diminish as fastas competence, and the biggest riskis what one does not see. Last stated 13 years ago 1 Dec 2013 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: To improve the odds of success, a person should understand the perimeter of their circle of competence, operate well inside it, and be willing to say "I don't know". — tap to centre the map on it To improve the odds of success, aperson should understand theperimeter of their circle ofcompetence, operate well inside it,and be willing to say "I don'tknow". Last stated 13 years ago 1 Dec 2013 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Reasoning from first principles means gathering only what one knows to be true and building a conclusion from it. Last stated 6 Nov 2015 · 11 years ago Holds Tim Urban Read this korrent →