How to think in Second Order thinking ?
Following pointers can help adopt Second order thinking for your decision-making process.
1. Results of First Order thinking becomes a problem for second order thinking. It requires one to be observant.
2. Think about the range of likely feature outcomes and evaluate your thought processes and assumptions.
Ask yourself questions: Some examples of questions you might ask yourself include What I am assuming ? or then what? or What evidence do I have to support this?
We all have biases, and they can influence our thinking and decision making without us even realizing it.
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Most of us think and care about only the immediate implications of our decisions/actions don't consider that our actions could have unintended consequences or Second Order Effects.
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