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What are first principles
argument
First principles are the fundamental way to see through the essence of things
Aristotle
First principles exist in exploration in every system. First principles are basic propositions and assumptions, It cannot be omitted or deleted, nor can it be violated.
Physicist Zhang Shousheng
From the Great Road to the Simple
Nature
road
underlying logic
argument
The leather seats of British military fighter jets during World War II were maintained with camel dung
time
World War II
figure
british troops
the cause of the matter
The leather seats of fighter jets must be maintained with camel dung, because people feel that the regulations have been inherited There must be a reason. Camel dung must contain special ingredients.
go through
A soldier had doubts and wanted to use something else instead, but everyone objected
Xiao Bing was unwilling to find the answer, and finally found the answer from a veteran who had participated in World War I
Fighting in North Africa
There are a lot of supplies that need camels to transport
The seats in the car are made of cowhide
The camels smelled like cows, thought they were aliens, and refused to leave.
Someone thought of wiping the seats with camel dung, which would cover the smell of cowhide. Sure enough, the camels were obedient.
result
Veterans are surprised that troops are still wiping seats with camel dung
Inspire
Like this little soldier, keep asking until you get to the root cause, which is the first principle.
Use backward reasoning to trace the source, starting from the problem to be solved at hand, analyzing the cause of the problem, and then analyzing the cause of the cause, all the way back to the self-evident [Yuan Qidian]
Two people's translation of "The Bronze Horseman"
Translation of Cha Liangzheng
Noble atmosphere
another gentleman
Rhymes but has no meaning
Let the author understand [rhythm] as the primary nature of literature and art
extend
first principles of interpersonal communication
Staying with others ultimately depends on the lowest level of character.
example
"Know or not"
Minglan and his first love, young father-in-law
didn't come together
first principles of geometry
five major postulates
self-evident basic assumption
first principles of physics
Application of philosophical ideas
example
general relativity
Deducing the existence of black holes
light bends
quantum mechanical theory
The world is made up of elementary particles
first principles of political science
All men are created equal
first principles of business
Elon Musk
Founded Zip2 in 1995
Collect business information and list it for customers to search for a fee
Alibaba's prototype
Founded PayPal in 1999
The largest payment platform
Alipay prototype
Founded SpaecX in 2002
build a rocket
Founded Tesla in 2003
Replace traditional oil-burning cars with environmentally friendly new energy vehicles
World 's richest man
He has been focusing on the three major fields of finance, energy and transportation for a long time.
The author summarizes his three principles for entrepreneurship
Is there a large enough market size in this area?
Can this field be disrupted with new business models?
Can this sector grow sustainably?
Musk’s battery development story
At that time, the price of energy storage batteries was $600 per kilowatt hour.
85kW battery costs over $50,000
Most people think that battery costs cannot be reduced too much
Musk doesn't believe it
discover essence
What materials are needed for battery composition?
Some polymers of carbon, nickel, and aluminum
Buy from London Exchange
Battery cost 80kW
start solving
Adopting new battery arrangement technology
What makes Tesla what it is today
Musk summary
Breaking things down into their most basic units like physics, and then reasoning upwards from there, is the only effective way to understand new things and explore unknown areas.
Author summary
We use comparative thinking
Only make changes in the same dimension
generate tiny iterations
If you want to be unique, you must go back to the origin of things. It is possible to find a better solution or even the optimal solution
First Principles of Investment
Charlie Munger
There is an old rule that is very useful in the business world
Find a simple basic truth
Follow this very strictly
The embodiment of first principles in business
To a man with only a hammer, all problems look like nails
A lifelong search for mental models
Compare the Theorems of Physics and Theorems of Economics
Buffett comes up with investment ideas, Munger asks questions
The author understands
Starting from the appearance of things
keep asking why
Digging deeper into the reasons behind the appearance
Until there is no need to ask why
find the essence
Starting from the essence
interpretation
Obtain some phenomena and development paths that should appear in the future
predict
Chance
Startup ideas
future investment opportunities
first principles of problem solving
Descartes "Discourse on Method"
Four steps to research a problem
Never accept anything as true, only accept it when I am sure it is so
Avoid haste and stereotypes
Assent only to that which is presented to my spirit clearly and distinctly, and which I have no occasion to doubt.
This is a spirit of radical skepticism, It is also a kind of critical thinking
Every difficulty or problem examined
Divide into as many small pieces as required
It is similar to Musk’s breakdown of battery structure and composition.
Find the most fundamental problem
Divide the problem into the smallest units
guide my thoughts in order
Start with the simplest and easiest to recognize things
to gradually understand more complex
Assume that things that are not in order at all are considered to be in a certain order
Sort one by one and solve them one by one
Look at everything as detailed and comprehensive as possible to make sure nothing is missed
First Principles in Various Classics
three body
Sociology of the Universe
origin of species
natural selection
A brief history of mankind
fictional story
economic development theory
Entrepreneur Innovation
Wealth of Nations
invisible hand
General Theory of Physical Evolution
Weak compensation
argument
The development of all disciplines is [first principles, induction and deduction]