Thinking

Second-Order Thinking

I ask what the clever fix triggers next - copycats, shortcuts, and incentives I didn't plan for.

Look past today's win to what happens after everyone reacts.

People choose what default and friction make easy, not what a neat lecture said they should pick.

When someone needs a pop-culture name for strip-to-basics thinking, Musk is the cite I reach for, not the gospel.

There's no perfect solution - pick what works tired and ship instead of waiting for the ideal.

I keep doing the small right thing until the curve finally bends - flat for a long time, then not.

When a note is just someone else's quote, I add a section on what I actually believe from scratch.

The easy win I can grab now - do it before I climb for the hard stuff.

I keep a short list of thinking shortcuts that survived real decisions - not every model on Wikipedia.

The smallest change that still moves the needle - not the heroic overhaul.