May 20, 2026
People often focus on radiation when discussing concerns about EMFs and microwave ovens.
In measurements I’ve done in homes for clients, the strongest readings near the appliance were magnetic fields generated by the microwave operating — not microwave-frequency leakage coming…
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May 20, 2026
Political arguments aren’t disagreements about the same solution.
They begin earlier with:
* what problem matters
* what risk is being prioritized
* what outcome is being protected
* and what people believe the system is supposed to do.
Two…
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May 20, 2026
Speed of decision-making matters.
Slow decisions kill momentum.
Speed locks in direction.
If the problem is clear —speed is an advantage.
If it isn’t, speed compounds the wrong path.
May 20, 2026
Most problems don’t start with bad execution.
They start with the wrong question.
Check the question.
When the question is off, everything that follows can feel logical…
and lead you in the wrong direction.
What’s a time everything made sense…
First-Principles Thinking
Reducing problems to their basic truths rather than relying on assumptions and convention wisdom. Useful when assumptions are invisible, inherited, or outdated.
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Systems Thinking
Understanding how components interact within a larger system: feedback loops, constraints, incentives, and unintended consequences. Essential when a solution creates a new problem.
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Inversion Thinking
Work backward - instead of asking how to succeed, ask what would have to happen to cause a failure.
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How Hidden Assumptions Quietly Shape Outcomes
Why effort sometimes compounds in the wrong direction. How unexamined assumptions shape outcomes before decisions or execution begin.
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Recovery Questions for Clarity and Insight
A set of questions designed to surface hidden assumptions, interrupt emotional rhetorical, and restore precision. Use when conversations feel stuck, circular, or emotionally charged. How to think through problems by breaking language down word by word.
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How to Spot Misinformation
How I break down complex claims to reveal assumptions, missing context, and framing errors.
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The full archive of essays is published on Substack.
Core reasoning tools I use to analyze software, geopolitics, money, and complex systems. These concepts appear in my articles and across multiple domains.
→ Key Concepts
Short ideas for seeing what’s happening, asking better questions, and solving the right problem.
→ Thinking Patterns
These essays explore how people navigate uncertainty, originality, and first-of-kind work.
→ Getting Lost to Find Your Way
Solving different kinds of problems sharpens your ability to solve them all. Insights come from seeing across. Music, climbing, engineering… different domains with different problems. Patterns repeat. Assumptions become visible. Solutions transfer.
Letting the Process Lead
→ It Is What It Is
Deciding Without a Clear Path
→ Solving Problems When the Ground Beneath You Is Uncertain
Turning an Idea Into Something Coherent
→ Your Book, Your Voice
Structured Exploration When Solutions Aren’t Obvious
When a problem resists obvious solutions, depending on the situation, I may use a structured framework such as Creative Problem Solving (CPS). This approach emphasizes clarification, exploration, and deliberate convergence — helping ensure the right problem is being solved before effort is committed.
Thinking better is about making sure you’re solving the right problem before committing time, money, or momentum. The first step of meaningful problem-solving process is clarity: What problem are we actually trying to solve?
A framework I use when clarity matters is WHISTLE.
WHISTLE begins with “W”, What do you want?
Not what’s urgent.
Not what’s being argued.
The outcome you’re trying to achieve.
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