Thinking and Decision-Making

Let's put it this way: these two concepts are like two completely different approaches to "learning how to cook." "Inductive Reasoning" is like "learning to cook by following recipes.

Hello, this is an interesting question. I'll try to explain my understanding in plain language. You can think of it this way: First Principles Thinking, to put it bluntly, means you act like a "contra...

That's an excellent question, one that immediately hits upon a core contradiction. My understanding is that it depends on how we define "first" in "first principles.

Absolutely, and the differences are quite significant. I'll try to explain it to you in plain language. You can imagine "First Principles" as the "foundation" of a house.

This is a very interesting question. I think Plato's Theory of Forms can be seen as a very ancient, very philosophical "spiritual ancestor" of First Principles Thinking.

In my opinion, these two are not contradictory at all; instead, they are a perfect match, indispensable to each other. Many people perceive them as conflicting, mainly because they equate "empiricism"...

Let's put it this way: you can imagine all our knowledge and understanding as a massive castle constructed from LEGO bricks. This castle might appear grand and intricate, with numerous beautiful tower...

Haha, that's an interesting question, and many people confuse these two concepts. I'll try to explain it to you in plain language. Imagine you have a LEGO car built right in front of you.

The most fundamental commonality between the two is that they both seek an absolutely reliable, unquestionable "starting point" or "origin." You can understand it this way: Descartes pondered at the t...

Let's put it this way: these two terms sound very similar, both seeming to refer to a 'most fundamental starting point,' but their origins and applications are actually quite different.

Ha, that's an interesting question. If I were to explain Aristotle's "First Principles" to an ordinary person, I think I'd put it this way: You can imagine it like playing the "getting to the bottom o...

Hello, when we talk about the philosophical origins of "First Principles," we need to rewind over two millennia, back to ancient Greece, to a figure named Aristotle.

Simply put, Google's biggest challenge in its early days was: having the best technology, but not knowing how to make money. Think about it, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the two founders, were initiall...

The Genesis of 100QA Actually, many years ago (about 7 years ago), we tried to use machines to create Q&A. Because we couldn't scale the generation of Q&A with machines (there was no AI technology at ...

Okay, this is a very interesting question, and it's particularly relevant to our daily lives. Let me share my thoughts, trying to explain it in simple terms.

Hey, autonomous driving is a fascinating topic. You can imagine a self-driving car as a 'robot driver.' Just like human drivers, it needs to 'see and hear everything around it,' then 'think' about how...

Alright, no problem. Let's talk about the rather mind-bending "Skolem's Paradox." What is Skolem's Paradox? Imagine you're playing a super advanced life simulation game, where everything in the game ...

好的，这个问题超有意思的！理查德悖论听起来很深奥，但它的核心思想其实可以用一个挺好玩的方式来理解。咱们一步步来拆解它。 What is Richard's Paradox? Imagine we want to list all "numbers that can be described in Chinese.

Okay, no problem! Curry's Paradox sounds really profound, but its core idea is actually quite interesting. I'll try to explain it to you in plain language.

Alright, let's talk about the very interesting "Thomson's Lamp Paradox." I'll try to explain it in an easy-to-understand way. What is Thomson's Lamp Paradox? Imagine you have a magical desk lamp and ...