▍ Section 02 / Critical Thinking
Arguing with yourself, first.
Essays and notes on reasoning more clearly — avoiding bias, evaluating evidence, and thinking with more precision.
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The Map Is Not the Territory
Every model is wrong. Some are useful. Understanding the difference between a representation and reality is the foundation of clear thinking.
Steel-Manning: The Lost Art of Taking Ideas Seriously
Straw-manning is easy and satisfying. Steel-manning is hard and useful. Here's how to argue against the strongest version of an idea — and why it changes everything.
Base Rates and Why We Ignore Them
The single most underused tool in everyday reasoning. When someone tells you a startup's success story, base rates ask the uncomfortable question: how many tried this and failed?