Beginner's Mind

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First-principles thinking

Dec 19, 2023 · 21 min

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Lenny explains first-principles thinking as a beginner's-mind method: question assumptions, dig to the source, and rebuild problems from fundamental truths instead of copying analogies. He illustrates it with examples…

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