Questions
The Question Hidden Inside a Familiar Claim
Turn a familiar claim into a precise question, expose its assumptions and identify what evidence or judgement could…
The collection
All pieces
Explore questions, assumptions, imaginative possibilities and reasoning. Each piece takes one idea at a time and makes its path of thought easier to follow.
Reasoning
Analogy or Example: Two Different Ways to Make an Idea Clear
Analogy or example: learn how each clarifies an idea, spot when they mislead, and choose the right form for…
Imagination
How Thought Experiments Make Abstract Claims Easier to Examine
Use a thought experiment to expose hidden assumptions, test one detail at a time and decide what evidence an abstract…
Assumptions
The First Explanation Is Not Always the Whole Story
The first explanation can make an everyday setback seem settled. Learn to check its assumptions, compare plausible…
Everyday Ideas
A Five-Minute Question Reset for a Stuck Conversation
Use a five-minute question reset to stop a stuck conversation from looping, identify the exact point of disagreement…
Our point of view
Curiosity is a way of paying attention
We believe ideas become more useful when we examine them patiently, make room for uncertainty and ask what might be missing.