“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.” — Desmond Tutu

“The person who grasps principles can successfully select their own methods. The person who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.” — Harrington Emerson

Thinking (and reasoning) from the first principles (第一性原理) is a fancy way of saying “think like a scientist.”

A first principle is a basic assumption that cannot be deduced any further by breaking down to the smallest possible elements.

Optimize the function. Ignore the form.

釐清事物的本質（觀察 → 洞察）

Fundamental Truth（底層邏輯）

Principles Outlive Tactics

• Principles
  • Why?
  • Agile Coaches
• Tactics
  • What? & How?
  • Play Stealers

Start with Why, then How, and then What.

Principles first, applications later.

When you understand the principles, applications are much easier.