First Principles


Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Thinking In Systems: A Primer
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts
Principles: Life and Work
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words
Roger Spitz
Seek a fresh perspective by asking questions instead of relying on answers.
Roger Spitz, Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World

John Stuart Mill
Questions of ultimate ends do not admit of proof, in the ordinary acceptation of the term. To be incapable of proof by reasoning is common to all first principles; to the first premises of our knowledge, as well as to those of our conduct.
John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism

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