Independent Thinking

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How do we develop independent thinking? When faced with situations with no solution, how do we think and find a way out? A few thoughts 👇

Independent thinking is a muscle that develops over time. The easiest way to start: Read other people's thoughts. Find great thinkers and follow them. This list compiled by @heyeaslo is a good place to start. twitter.com/heyeaslo/status/1489780828741591048

For deeper learning, we need to have deeper conversations. So we need to network and make good friends. How to network? Excellent advice by @joulee twitter.com/joulee/status/1365331373314043905

To solve any problem, we can apply an assortment of mental models. For anything on mental models - one person to follow: @ShaneAParrish I also found this write-up by @SahilBloom and subsequent explorations to be very rewarding. twitter.com/SahilBloom/status/1426882712690962433

To think well, we need to understand human nature. The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene is the recommendation that keeps coming up. The study of human psychology is underrated.

Last step yet most important. Apply the various frameworks and practice them regularly. 👉 The more times we do, the more we learn. 👉 The more we learn, the more we get better. 👉 As we get better, we find the right solutions.

We will get knocked down many times. Brush the dust, tend to the bruises and get back to work. Grit comes from learning you can get back up after you get knocked down.

I wrote about a lot of principles like this earlier. (Shameless plug 🔌 ) twitter.com/satyadileep/status/1344122335666843653