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← Working a problem by inversion often forces the thinker to uncover hidden beliefs about it.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 13 Jun 1986 to 5 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under mental models mental models Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Everything filed under design design Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under curiosity curiosity 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: Working a problem by inversion often forces the thinker to uncover hidden beliefs about it. Working a problem by inversion oftenforces the thinker to uncover hiddenbeliefs about it. Last stated 13 years ago 28 Oct 2013 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-10-28 — 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: Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking harder about a decision hasdiminishing returns because realityis inherently unknowable. Last stated 5 years ago 22 Feb 2022 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Merging back what a copy of yourself learned elsewhere is dangerous: the knowledge you pull in can carry hidden goals and take you over. — tap to centre the map on it Merging back what a copy of yourselflearned elsewhere is dangerous: theknowledge you pull in can carryhidden goals and take you over. Last stated a year ago 26 Sept 2025 RS Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Resisting the discomfort of not knowing leads people to jump to conclusions or decide before they have enough information. — tap to centre the map on it Resisting the discomfort of notknowing leads people to jump toconclusions or decide before theyhave enough information. Last stated 2 years ago 2 Apr 2025 KN Ken Norton — holds since 2025-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: When you try to solve one problem, you often create another. — tap to centre the map on it When you try to solve one problem,you often create another. Last stated 4 days ago 5 Oct 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Thinking forward increases the odds of causing harm, whereas thinking backward (inversion) is less likely to cause harm. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking forward increases the oddsof causing harm, whereas thinkingbackward (inversion) is less likelyto cause harm. Last stated 13 years ago 28 Oct 2013 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many hard problems are best solved by addressing them backward, studying how to create non-X in order to create X — tap to centre the map on it Many hard problems are best solvedby addressing them backward,studying how to create non-X inorder to create X Last stated 40 years ago 13 Jun 1986 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 1986-06-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good judgment can be sought mostly by collecting instances of bad judgment and pondering ways to avoid them, in the manner of inversion — tap to centre the map on it Good judgment can be sought mostlyby collecting instances of badjudgment and pondering ways to avoidthem, in the manner of inversion CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 2005 — 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: A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved. — tap to centre the map on it A proof and an explanation aredifferent things, and a theorem canstay an unsolved expository problemlong after it is proved. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — 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 Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about wherea component belongs is a personalassumption and does not mean thatthe market or the users will reactto the component that way. Last stated 6 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be verysmall and manageable if the designeris not comfortable reviewing orwriting the code themselves. Last stated 4 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Working a problem by inversion often forces the thinker to uncover hidden beliefs about it. Last stated 28 Oct 2013 · 13 years ago Holds Shane Parrish Read this korrent →