First Principles Problem-Solving Prompt
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Sep 30, 2025
First Principles Problem-Solving Prompt A structured prompt to strip away assumptions and get to the core of any problem, useful when stuck or overcomplicating things.
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break [topic/problem] down to its fundamental truths
what are the core components that cannot be broken down further?
what assumptions am i making that might not be true?
if i rebuilt this from scratch knowing only the fundamentals what would it look like?
what constraints are real vs what constraints are just how its always been done?
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