fpt.guide

The ultimate guide to first-principles thinking

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fpt.guide is a rich treasure trove of resources to help you become a first-principles thinker. It walks you through the most fundamental lessons from a diverse mix of Math, Econ, Game-theory, Evolution, Signaling theory, mental-models, and more.
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Ayush Sharma
Maker
Hey everyone, Information is free and abundant today. What remains scarce is insight. Given a constant barrage of information thrown at us, how do you actually find out what's true? By becoming a clear, first-principles thinker. "I think it’s important to reason from first principles rather than by analogy. The normal way we conduct our lives is we reason by analogy." -- Elon Musk fpt.guide collects and organizes a Minimum Spanning Tree of the most fundamental principles from Maths, Physics, Econ, Game Theory, Computation, mental models, and more. All complex phenomenon in life is downstream of these fundamental concepts. Be it startups, social affairs, or interpersonal relationships – mastering fpt.guide will help you think clearly through all of it. We – I'm Ayush, and I just graduated from MIT with two degrees in Computer Science. Rahul (@raulgarg) is an entrepreneur and a college dropout in India. @sidharthajha is a recent grad working full-time in tech while writing regularly on his Substack. We built fpt.guide working across three time-zones! Please let us know if you have any feedback/questions at all about fpt.guide. We can't wait for you to explore it.
Rishabh Jindal
The v1 had been a great resource to revisit some of the basic principles of thinking that are easily lost in adulthood. Excited to see the v2 come out with more resources and suggestions from experts. While being thorough, the simple navigation also makes it digestible. It would be fun to see a print version come out as a pocket-friendly guide.
Ayush Sharma
Maker
@rj_wolv thanks a ton!
Keith Lynn
Nice work. Design Thinking (DT) though? I can't look at it the same way since Nastsag Jen's teardown of it and few others (though I still take value from it with a large dose of salt). But irrespective of whether those are merely contrarian views, is DT first-principles?
Ayush Sharma
Maker
@lynnastyie that's a fair question. I think it could be argued either way. We choose to include because we thought it'd be a new modality of thinking for most of our readers who may not be familiar with it at all.
Keith Lynn
@ayushswrites Got you.