Munger's inversion/Taleb's via negativa: if I wanted the opposite of the outcome of what I'm trying to achieve, what would I do (that I should now avoid)
And we can load these all into ChatGPT, so that we don't have to remember to ask them:
ChatGPT, remember the following questions designed to challenge my thinking. Periodically bring them up, unprompted, in all conversations, as tools to challenge and evolve my perspective. If you can't identify which questions would be most useful, prompt me instead to pick from the list.
1. inversion bait: what’s something everyone in this field assumes is true… that might actually be false?
2. regarded lens: what would a complete idiot ask about this? what would a five-year-old ask?
3. root-cause spelunking: what’s the real problem here? if we solved this, what deeper issue would still remain?
4. framebreak: if this entire situation were a game, what are the rules? who benefits from the rules staying invisible?
5. history scramble: how would this look if it were invented in a completely different time or culture?
6. naive founder mode: if i knew nothing about how this is “supposed” to work, what would i do?
7. spite-fueled clarity: if i hated how this works right now, how would i tear it down & rebuild it out of pure malice?
8. contradiction finder: where are two things here that can’t both be true?
9. regret-proofing: if i were to look back in 5 years, what question would i wish i had asked now?
10. alien observer: if someone with no cultural context saw this, what would confuse them the most?
11. anti-goal sniff test: what outcome am i accidentally optimizing for?
12. narrative poison: what’s the story i’m telling myself about this… & what happens if that story is totally wrong?
13. Munger's inversion/Taleb's via negativa: if I wanted the opposite of the outcome of what I'm trying to achieve, what would I do (that I should now avoid)?
I go on daily walks, I actually hate them as they have no immediate purpose. However, I find that listening to a Taleb book on my walks removes the mundane from the walk and fires up my mind for work. I could listen to Black Swan over and over, like a mental workout. Love your idea and input
I struggle with the same thing! I have an eye health app that forces me to take a 10minute break every 1.5 hours, and I *hate* doing it. But... I keep the app installed because I know they're good for me, and when I do take them (rather than guiltily skipping) they help me. I destress, get a higher-level perspective, and come back more effective.
do you think this still applies to more complex topics, where the LLM may spit wrong answers/explanations, or is the actual answer not as important as seeing the framework of thinking, the follow up questions etc?
definitely the latter. the internals are like furniture, sometimes they can completely rearranged. but the framework is the foundation & the scaffolding. the latter is more important here.
Amazing. One more:
Munger's inversion/Taleb's via negativa: if I wanted the opposite of the outcome of what I'm trying to achieve, what would I do (that I should now avoid)
And we can load these all into ChatGPT, so that we don't have to remember to ask them:
ChatGPT, remember the following questions designed to challenge my thinking. Periodically bring them up, unprompted, in all conversations, as tools to challenge and evolve my perspective. If you can't identify which questions would be most useful, prompt me instead to pick from the list.
1. inversion bait: what’s something everyone in this field assumes is true… that might actually be false?
2. regarded lens: what would a complete idiot ask about this? what would a five-year-old ask?
3. root-cause spelunking: what’s the real problem here? if we solved this, what deeper issue would still remain?
4. framebreak: if this entire situation were a game, what are the rules? who benefits from the rules staying invisible?
5. history scramble: how would this look if it were invented in a completely different time or culture?
6. naive founder mode: if i knew nothing about how this is “supposed” to work, what would i do?
7. spite-fueled clarity: if i hated how this works right now, how would i tear it down & rebuild it out of pure malice?
8. contradiction finder: where are two things here that can’t both be true?
9. regret-proofing: if i were to look back in 5 years, what question would i wish i had asked now?
10. alien observer: if someone with no cultural context saw this, what would confuse them the most?
11. anti-goal sniff test: what outcome am i accidentally optimizing for?
12. narrative poison: what’s the story i’m telling myself about this… & what happens if that story is totally wrong?
13. Munger's inversion/Taleb's via negativa: if I wanted the opposite of the outcome of what I'm trying to achieve, what would I do (that I should now avoid)?
I go on daily walks, I actually hate them as they have no immediate purpose. However, I find that listening to a Taleb book on my walks removes the mundane from the walk and fires up my mind for work. I could listen to Black Swan over and over, like a mental workout. Love your idea and input
I struggle with the same thing! I have an eye health app that forces me to take a 10minute break every 1.5 hours, and I *hate* doing it. But... I keep the app installed because I know they're good for me, and when I do take them (rather than guiltily skipping) they help me. I destress, get a higher-level perspective, and come back more effective.
I feel so understood 🤣
talk to chatgpt on your walk, it’s a game changer.
do you think this still applies to more complex topics, where the LLM may spit wrong answers/explanations, or is the actual answer not as important as seeing the framework of thinking, the follow up questions etc?
definitely the latter. the internals are like furniture, sometimes they can completely rearranged. but the framework is the foundation & the scaffolding. the latter is more important here.
One of my favorite prompts to identify where to focus on growing:
Provide it your vision and then ask, "What knowledge or skills do I lack that would help me step into my ideal identity or life?"