Getting useful answers depends on asking good questions, and foundationality is a key criterion in determining whether a question is “good.” A question is more foundational when its answer affects more other questions. This is why breakthroughs are more likely when we spend the time and effort to figure out how to articulate a question in a way that is more foundational.| uncertaintymindset.substack.com
This essay is different from the ones that came before it in this series on aspects of not-knowing. The main difference is that I’m very actively| vaughntan.org
This issue is about how we respond to the unknown with either false confidence or uncritical capitulation, and why we need a third way that navigates between these two extremes.| uncertaintymindset.substack.com