10 Thinking Frames that will level up your Thinking:
1. First Principle Thinking - Rethink the problem from the ground up.
Separate the underlying facts from assumptions made based on them.
2. Second-Order Thinking - Instead of thinking about the immediate consequences, think about the second-level consequences.
3. Inversion - Look at the problem at hand from the endpoint instead of the starting point.
Don't ask: "What do I need to do?" Ask: "What must I avoid?"
4. Opportunity Costs - Think about the costs that arise because you decide in favor of one option and thus against every other option.
5. Randomness - Keep in mind that there aren't always cause-effect relationships.
Lots of stuff is random.
6. Leverage - “Give me a lever long enough and I shall move the world.” - Archimedes
7. Margin of Safety - Assume that your assumptions can be wrong and plan with a safety margin.
8. Occam's Razor - Always start with the simplest explanation, the one based on the least assumptions.
Then move to the other explanations if wrong.
9. Law of Diminishing Returns - Up to a certain point, additional units offer more value.
But there's a turning point where additional units offer less and less value, and costs rise.
10. Niches - Specializing is an effective way to success. Use it and choose a niche where you become an expert.
1. First Principle Thinking - Rethink the problem from the ground up.
Separate the underlying facts from assumptions made based on them.
2. Second-Order Thinking - Instead of thinking about the immediate consequences, think about the second-level consequences.
3. Inversion - Look at the problem at hand from the endpoint instead of the starting point.
Don't ask: "What do I need to do?" Ask: "What must I avoid?"
4. Opportunity Costs - Think about the costs that arise because you decide in favor of one option and thus against every other option.
5. Randomness - Keep in mind that there aren't always cause-effect relationships.
Lots of stuff is random.
6. Leverage - “Give me a lever long enough and I shall move the world.” - Archimedes
7. Margin of Safety - Assume that your assumptions can be wrong and plan with a safety margin.
8. Occam's Razor - Always start with the simplest explanation, the one based on the least assumptions.
Then move to the other explanations if wrong.
9. Law of Diminishing Returns - Up to a certain point, additional units offer more value.
But there's a turning point where additional units offer less and less value, and costs rise.
10. Niches - Specializing is an effective way to success. Use it and choose a niche where you become an expert.
New Frame For Failure
[Failure Journal]
- Every time you fail at something, write it down.
- After a month, write down what you learned from that failure.
- After 6 months, write down a good thing that happened because of that failure.
[Failure Journal]
- Every time you fail at something, write it down.
- After a month, write down what you learned from that failure.
- After 6 months, write down a good thing that happened because of that failure.
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10 Framings that explain the modern world
1. Parkinson’s Law: Companies become bigger and worse over time. Clerks manufacture work for each other as overall capacity dips. When British Navy ships went down from 68 to 20, officials increased by 78%.
2. Chesterton Fence: If you don’t know what an old custom does, don’t touch it. It may be holding back problems you’re completely unaware of. You’ve not seen the wolves yet because of the very fence you’re about to demolish.
3. The Medici Effect: Sculptors, painters, and architects converged in Florence as the Medicis were funding the artists. Their proximity led to a fertile dialogue which, in turn, led to the Renaissance. The internet will amplify this cross-pollination of ideas.
4. The Centipede's Dilemma: Ask a centipede which one of its hundred legs moves the fastest and it forgets how to move. Reflecting on what we normally do without thought ironically worsens performance. A culture of endless self-reflection, therapy, and navel gazing is eroding important life skills.
5. Tyranny of small decisions: Individuals make small decisions to maximize convenience but this leads to massive social failure. We nod along to contagious ideas like “gender is fluid” because resisting them is too much work - till kids start getting transgender surgery. The slippery slope is not a fallacy but a fundamental reality.
1. Parkinson’s Law: Companies become bigger and worse over time. Clerks manufacture work for each other as overall capacity dips. When British Navy ships went down from 68 to 20, officials increased by 78%.
2. Chesterton Fence: If you don’t know what an old custom does, don’t touch it. It may be holding back problems you’re completely unaware of. You’ve not seen the wolves yet because of the very fence you’re about to demolish.
3. The Medici Effect: Sculptors, painters, and architects converged in Florence as the Medicis were funding the artists. Their proximity led to a fertile dialogue which, in turn, led to the Renaissance. The internet will amplify this cross-pollination of ideas.
4. The Centipede's Dilemma: Ask a centipede which one of its hundred legs moves the fastest and it forgets how to move. Reflecting on what we normally do without thought ironically worsens performance. A culture of endless self-reflection, therapy, and navel gazing is eroding important life skills.
5. Tyranny of small decisions: Individuals make small decisions to maximize convenience but this leads to massive social failure. We nod along to contagious ideas like “gender is fluid” because resisting them is too much work - till kids start getting transgender surgery. The slippery slope is not a fallacy but a fundamental reality.
6. The Zebra Effect explains why people don’t want to stand out. Zebras are hard to individually study as it's nearly impossible to track one of them for long (lost in the striped chaos). So scientists once put a big red dot on one zebra so he could be tracked & studied. Lions zeroed in on him and hunted him with ease. Getting lost among others is a survival mechanism. Hence the human desire to conform.
7. Why the ruler can’t rule: The executive head can’t implement his ideas on ground because the bureaucrats are closer to it, and have an agenda of their own. The Tzar of Russia had to deal with the Deep State too. Nicholas II: “I never ruled Russia. 10,000 clerks ruled Russia.”
8. Gall's law: A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. Only fools and modern technocrats try to create complex systems from scratch.
9. Minimal Self Hypothesis: Narcissism is a “strategic retreat” into the safety of one’s own self. When the future looks random, inexplicable, and informationally overwhelming, people enter survival mode. The self becomes “minimal” to reduce its surface area to pain. People today are giving up on commitment of all sorts to conserve energy for vague and upcoming disasters.
10. Tetris Syndrome: The world will eventually start looking like Tetris blocks if you play the game too much. What we do most often becomes the metaphor through which we look at the world. Takeaway: Most people today are addicted to their 2D phones - and this will hurt the general aptitude for dealing with the 3D world.
7. Why the ruler can’t rule: The executive head can’t implement his ideas on ground because the bureaucrats are closer to it, and have an agenda of their own. The Tzar of Russia had to deal with the Deep State too. Nicholas II: “I never ruled Russia. 10,000 clerks ruled Russia.”
8. Gall's law: A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. Only fools and modern technocrats try to create complex systems from scratch.
9. Minimal Self Hypothesis: Narcissism is a “strategic retreat” into the safety of one’s own self. When the future looks random, inexplicable, and informationally overwhelming, people enter survival mode. The self becomes “minimal” to reduce its surface area to pain. People today are giving up on commitment of all sorts to conserve energy for vague and upcoming disasters.
10. Tetris Syndrome: The world will eventually start looking like Tetris blocks if you play the game too much. What we do most often becomes the metaphor through which we look at the world. Takeaway: Most people today are addicted to their 2D phones - and this will hurt the general aptitude for dealing with the 3D world.
[Introspection Illusion]
We think we understand our motivations and desires, our likes and dislikes.
We believe we know ourselves and why we are the way we are.
In reality, when asked to explain our emotional states, we typically make something up.
Dig deeper, reflect more.
We think we understand our motivations and desires, our likes and dislikes.
We believe we know ourselves and why we are the way we are.
In reality, when asked to explain our emotional states, we typically make something up.
Dig deeper, reflect more.
[Gambler's Fallacy]
We think future possibilities are affected by past events.
You've lost 9 in a row, but you're sure to win the next one!
You've won 9 in a row, how could you possibly lose the next one?!
Lesson: Treat each possibility independent of the past.
We think future possibilities are affected by past events.
You've lost 9 in a row, but you're sure to win the next one!
You've won 9 in a row, how could you possibly lose the next one?!
Lesson: Treat each possibility independent of the past.
[Catharsis]
The tendency for "venting" (releasing strong emotions) to—counterintuitively—lead to strong emotions and aggressive behaviour rather than relief from emotions.
If you get accustomed to blowing off steam, you become dependent on it.
Remember: "This too shall pass.”
The tendency for "venting" (releasing strong emotions) to—counterintuitively—lead to strong emotions and aggressive behaviour rather than relief from emotions.
If you get accustomed to blowing off steam, you become dependent on it.
Remember: "This too shall pass.”
[Framework For Hiring]
Scrappy candidate scoring framework for early stage: -2 to +2
-2 would not hire and I’d be upset if we did
-1 would not hire but can be convinced otherwise
NO ZEROS
+1 would hire but can be convinced otherwise
+2 would hire and I’d be upset if we didn’t
^^ Forcing function to highlight disagreement across interviewers, also you want +2s across the board
Scrappy candidate scoring framework for early stage: -2 to +2
-2 would not hire and I’d be upset if we did
-1 would not hire but can be convinced otherwise
NO ZEROS
+1 would hire but can be convinced otherwise
+2 would hire and I’d be upset if we didn’t
^^ Forcing function to highlight disagreement across interviewers, also you want +2s across the board
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Frame awareness is the ability to recognize the frames that are shaping your thoughts and feelings. It's the ability to step back and say, 'Wait a minute, what's really going on here?"
Here are five thoughts on frames. By Visa.
"Frames are not set in stone. They can be updated, revised, or replaced as we learn and grow. The key is to be aware of our frames and to be willing to challenge and change them."
"Reframing is the art of changing the frame to change the game. It's the ability to take a situation and reframe it in a way that reveals new possibilities and opportunities."
"Frames can be prisons or keys. They can limit our thinking or liberate us from our assumptions."
"Frames are not mirrors that reflect reality, but lenses that shape our perception of reality."
"Framing is not just something that happens in language or politics; it's a fundamental aspect of human cognition. We're always framing, always interpreting, always making sense of the world."
Here are five thoughts on frames. By Visa.
"Frames are not set in stone. They can be updated, revised, or replaced as we learn and grow. The key is to be aware of our frames and to be willing to challenge and change them."
"Reframing is the art of changing the frame to change the game. It's the ability to take a situation and reframe it in a way that reveals new possibilities and opportunities."
"Frames can be prisons or keys. They can limit our thinking or liberate us from our assumptions."
"Frames are not mirrors that reflect reality, but lenses that shape our perception of reality."
"Framing is not just something that happens in language or politics; it's a fundamental aspect of human cognition. We're always framing, always interpreting, always making sense of the world."
Frames are everywhere.
There is power in reframing.
Frames are lenses, not mirrors.
Frames are not fixed or absolute
Frames can be limiting or liberating
Framing is a fundamental aspect of human cognition.
Frame awareness can help us make more informed decisions and avoid being trapped by our own biases.
There is power in reframing.
Frames are lenses, not mirrors.
Frames are not fixed or absolute
Frames can be limiting or liberating
Framing is a fundamental aspect of human cognition.
Frame awareness can help us make more informed decisions and avoid being trapped by our own biases.
When evaluating any particular problem, ask yourself, what is the frame here? What are the assumptions?
The most persistent problems tend to be the ones where we misdiagnose the problem.
As a consequence, we end up perpetuating the problem. Sometimes we even worsen the problem.
Some of the best ways to improve your framing skill is to simply expose yourself to as much diversity as possible.
The way you frame something can be an art form all by itself.
The most persistent problems tend to be the ones where we misdiagnose the problem.
As a consequence, we end up perpetuating the problem. Sometimes we even worsen the problem.
Some of the best ways to improve your framing skill is to simply expose yourself to as much diversity as possible.
The way you frame something can be an art form all by itself.
InterplayFrames
Becase there is no single Frame that we can fit into.
Jean-Michel Basquiat, said: “Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.”
We decorate as self expression.
To say something we don't know how.
We decorate as self expression.
To say something we don't know how.