Frequently asked questions about thinking, epistemology, and cognitive tools. 1100 answers
If no possible observation could prove your schema wrong it is not a useful model.
Create specific tests that would show you if your mental model is accurate.
Create specific tests that would show you if your mental model is accurate.
Create specific tests that would show you if your mental model is accurate.
If your schema is correct it should make accurate predictions about what will happen next.
If your schema is correct it should make accurate predictions about what will happen next.
If your schema is correct it should make accurate predictions about what will happen next.
When your prediction is wrong you have learned something about where your schema is off.
When your prediction is wrong you have learned something about where your schema is off.
When your prediction is wrong you have learned something about where your schema is off.
Unusual or extreme situations reveal where your schema breaks down.
Unusual or extreme situations reveal where your schema breaks down.
Unusual or extreme situations reveal where your schema breaks down.
Unusual or extreme situations reveal where your schema breaks down.
Explaining your schema to someone else and hearing their objections is a form of validation.
Explaining your schema to someone else and hearing their objections is a form of validation.
Explaining your schema to someone else and hearing their objections is a form of validation.
Explaining your schema to someone else and hearing their objections is a form of validation.
The most reliable way to test a schema is to act on it and observe the results.
The most reliable way to test a schema is to act on it and observe the results.
The most reliable way to test a schema is to act on it and observe the results.
The most reliable way to test a schema is to act on it and observe the results.
The most reliable way to test a schema is to act on it and observe the results.
Test the smallest piece of your schema first before relying on the whole structure.