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>> First-order thinking is fast and easy.

Most definitely not. Thinking about the processes and long term effects takes a deeo understanding of things, time to properly think it through, experience to get it right and constabt adjustments. So basiy the opposite of fast and easy.

Pretending to practice second -order thinking is fast and easy. As is writing a short blog about it.

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> Most definitely not. Thinking about the processes and long term effects takes a deeo understanding of things, time to properly think it through, experience to get it right and constabt adjustments.

Isn't what your describing second-order thinking though?

For example — "I'm hungry therefore I'll order a takeaway" is an easy decision, if you ignore any second order effects & consequences (e.g. impact on your health/finances).

It's layering in second (and third, fourth) order effects that requires the time to think through, experience, etc.

Agree, it's usually thinking about the consequences, things that don't seem clear directly that makes second order thinking hard.

Why would you write a long blog about it? The whole concept was explained in one paragraph. Everything after that is just trying to make the idea more appealing.

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