10 new ChatGPT prompts that will help you with first principles thinking

 Here are 10 new ChatGPT prompts that will help you with first principles thinking 👇🏼👇🏼

1. Deconstruct to Reconstruct

Let's analyze [insert topic/problem/system] using first principles thinking. Start by breaking it down into its fundamental truths, things that are objectively verifiable and not based on assumption or convention. Then, reconstruct a solution or model from those base truths, step by step.

For each step, clearly label:

1. the principle used,

2. the reasoning chain, and

3. any potential blind spots or hidden assumptions.

End with a concise summary of the reconstructed understanding and how it differs from the conventional approach.

2. Challenge the Default

Analyze [insert idea, belief, or process] as if you were an alien encountering it for the first time. Identify all hidden assumptions behind why people believe or do it this way.

For each assumption, question its origin and logical validity. Then propose an alternate model or explanation built from first principles that achieves the same goal but with fewer or no assumptions.

3. The Cost of Assumption Framework

For [insert decision, business strategy, product, or belief], list every assumption driving it. Then, for each assumption, estimate the 'assumption cost', what would happen if it were wrong. Rebuild the entire reasoning chain from scratch using only data, logic, and physical or economic laws as first principles. Present the new model as a comparison table showing: assumption → consequence → validated truth → new insight.

4. Physics of Ideas

Treat [insert concept] as a system governed by natural laws. Identify what the equivalent of 'energy, 'mass,' and 'friction' would be in this system. Derive equations or proportional relationships that describe how the system gehaves from first principles, rather than analogy or history.

Explain each derived law clearly and show how it can predict outcomes or optimize the system.

5. The 5-Layer Why Cascade

Perform a 'Why-chain analysis' for [insert question/problem]. Ask 'Why?' up to 5 layers deep until we reach the root cause that cannot be reduced further. At each layer, note whether the answer is based on evidence, logic, or assumption. When you reach the core, reconstruct a solution path grounded in those irreducible truths.

Conclude with a visual map or bullet hierarchy of the reasoning chain.

6. Constraint Inversion

Examine [insert field, product, or industry norm] from first principles by identifying its current constraints (time, money, resources, physics, human behavior). Then invert each constraint, imagine it doesn't exist. How would you design or reason differently if that constraint vanished?

After exploring the ideal version, reintroduce constraints one by one, explaining how each affects your first-principles solution.

8. Zero-Based Innovation

Imagine you had to design linsert product, business model, or system] from scratch, in a world where no existing version or convention exists. Start from zero, no inherited models, no industry standards.

Derive the most efficient and logical design possible based solely on physical, psychological, and economic first principles. Explain the reasoning behind each design decision and how it differs from current reality.

9. Reversal of Reasoning

Pick [insert accepted truth, policy, or method] and reverse it, assume it's false or entirely backwards. Now, reason from first principles why that reversed statement could be true under certain conditions. Use logic, base principlesland empirical laws to defend that position. Then, compare it to the original reasoning, identifying which version stands stronger under first-principles scrutiny.

10. Systemic Decomposition Map in

Break down [insert complex system or challenge] into its smallest possible interacting components (like atoms of logic). For each component, define:

* its purpose,

* its dependencies,

* its measurable input/output, and

* the first-principles law or fact governing it.�Once decomposed, recombine the components in a way that maximizes efficiency or truth alignment. Present the output as a structured table and finish with a concise system-level insight derived from bottom-up reasoning.

7. Truth Table Analysis

Construct a truth table for [insert topic or claim]. Step 1: list all possible variables or factors that define it. Step 2: for each factor, mark whether it's a first-principles truth (verifiable by data or physics) or a derived assumption (based on belief, tradition, or correlation). Step 3: eliminate all assumption-based entries and rebuild the model only with truth-based ones.

Provide your final conclusions and the degree of confidence.

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1. Create a 7-day workout plan.

2. Suggest home exercises with no equipment.

3. Write a gym routine for beginners.

4. Suggest stretches for back pain.

5. Create a fat-loss workout schedule.

6. Write a warm-up and cool-down plan.

7. Suggest 5 fun cardio ideas.

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