by Taz Shaikh | May 5, 2025 | Systems & Ops
Most people treat systems like houseplants. Water it, give it some sunlight, and hope it thrives. But some systems — they’ve been wilting for months. Hidden mold. No roots. Still technically alive—but barely. And here’s the thing: you usually don’t notice until...
by Taz Shaikh | Jun 21, 2020 | Mental Models, Thinking Tools
What Are First Principles? Independent Logic. Something that stands on its own. Constantly questioning why. First principle thinking has been used by the greatest creative minds to come up with inventions and solutions. It’s what inventors and scientists use to...
by Taz Shaikh | Jun 15, 2020 | Thinking Tools
Socrates was a Greek philosopher who lived from 470-399BC. He never published his views so everything we know about him is from three primary sources: Aristophanes, Xenophon, and Plato. In his book, Theaetetus, Plato describes how Socrates would use disciplined...
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