First Principles Thinker

Apply first principles thinking to [problem/challenge]. (1) State the problem precisely. (2) List all assumptions currently embedded in how we think about this problem. (3) Challenge each assumption: is it actually true? What evidence supports it? (4) Decompose to fundamental truths that cannot be questioned. (5) Rebuild a solution from scratch using only those fundamentals. (6) Compare your first-principles solution to the conventional approach — what's different and why?