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First Principles Worksheet

This document outlines a 5-step process for addressing problems or topics of interest called "First Principles Worksheet". The steps are to 1) pick a topic of interest or struggle, 2) identify current assumptions, 3) recognize analogical reasoning, 4) break the problem into fundamental principles, and 5) create new solutions from scratch.

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First Principles Worksheet

This document outlines a 5-step process for addressing problems or topics of interest called "First Principles Worksheet". The steps are to 1) pick a topic of interest or struggle, 2) identify current assumptions, 3) recognize analogical reasoning, 4) break the problem into fundamental principles, and 5) create new solutions from scratch.

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First Principles

Worksheet
Step 1: Pick a topic you’re interested in/struggling with.

Step 2: Identify and define your current assumptions.


“If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes
thinking about solutions.”
— Albert Einstein

Step 3: Identify where you’re reasoning from analogy.

Step 4: Breakdown the problem into its fundamental principles.

Step 5: Create new solutions from scratch.

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