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2. Dissect ideas
The smartest kid in my middle school class used to take computers apart and put them back together again in order to understand how they work.
Good philosophers are like my friend from middle school. But instead of playing with computers, they play with ideas.
How Philosophers Think...
@david_perell on Twitter
When you hear a request, it’s your job to understand the motivations which led to it. You do that by digging around the question to find the root cause. Why do they bother doing it this way? Why do they want the feature? How are they currently coping without the feature? Dig.
The Mom Test
Rob Fitzpatrick
Do this:
1. Account for tailwinds when assessing a candidate's past impact
2. Probe the candidate & references for the leader's singular impact ("tell me why this wouldn't have been achieved w/o you at the helm")
3. Turn yourself into a person who doesn't get swayed by charisma
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