Frequently asked questions about thinking, epistemology, and cognitive tools. 6402 answers
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.
Test the smallest piece of your schema first before relying on the whole structure.
Test the smallest piece of your schema first before relying on the whole structure.
Test the smallest piece of your schema first before relying on the whole structure.
Test the smallest piece of your schema first before relying on the whole structure.
Looking for evidence that supports your schema is not the same as rigorously testing it.
Looking for evidence that supports your schema is not the same as rigorously testing it.
Deliberately try to break your own mental model before relying on it.
Deliberately try to break your own mental model before relying on it.
Deliberately try to break your own mental model before relying on it.
Deliberately try to break your own mental model before relying on it.
Testing takes time and energy — validate the schemas that matter most first.
Testing takes time and energy — validate the schemas that matter most first.
Testing takes time and energy — validate the schemas that matter most first.