{"product_id":"first-principles-thinking-walter-dimon-9781968988203","title":"First Principles Thinking: Mental Models for Thinking Clearly and Making Better Decisions","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost of what we believe, we inherited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom family, school, culture, and institutions, we absorb assumptions long before we learn to examine them. Some remain useful. Others persist only because no one has questioned them. We make confident decisions on foundations we never chose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn First Principles Thinking, Walter Dimon shows how to strip problems down to their governing principles, separate real constraints from inherited conventions, and rebuild understanding from the ground up. Beginning with the hidden patterns that shape judgment, he develops first principles thinking as a disciplined method of reduction and reconstruction, then shows where it works, where it fails, and when other modes of thought are needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, he connects the method to root cause analysis, cognitive distortions, inversion, systems thinking, and pattern recognition, showing how clearer judgment comes not from one tool used everywhere, but from knowing what kind of problem you are facing and how to think about it well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers who want stronger judgment, not borrowed conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The hardest assumptions to question are the ones that feel like facts.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter Dimon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1968988203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968988203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Supercritical Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Walter Dimon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49174556049663,"sku":"9781968988203","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_312f8844-36a5-4028-8355-a80a8c0e2c6d.jpg?v=1788960280","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/first-principles-thinking-walter-dimon-9781968988203","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}