Frameworks
Published Oct 12, 2024
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Updated May 25, 2025
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Frameworks - How you think
Here's a streamlined table of mental frameworks:
| Framework | Description |
|---|---|
| First Principles Thinking | Break complex problems into basic elements and rebuild from scratch |
| Second-Order Thinking | Consider the cascading consequences beyond immediate effects |
| Inversion Principle | Solve problems backwards by identifying what could go wrong |
| Occam's Razor | Choose the simplest explanation among competing hypotheses |
| Pareto Principle | Recognize that 80% of results come from 20% of efforts |
| Scientific Method | Test hypotheses through systematic observation and experimentation |
| Anchoring | Initial information disproportionately influences subsequent judgments |
| Loss Aversion | People feel losses more intensely than equivalent gains |
| Commitment Bias | We tend to remain consistent with past actions and beliefs |
| Hard Choice Model | Evaluate decisions based on comparison difficulty and impact level |
| Regret Minimization | Make choices by imagining what your future self would regret least |
| Compounding | Small, consistent actions accumulate into significant results over time |
| Environment Design | Structure your surroundings to support desired behaviors and thoughts |
| OODA Loop | Rapid decision-making cycle of Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act to adapt to changing circumstances |