Break a problem down to fundamental truths and rebuild from there - escape conventional thinking
Deconstructs problems to fundamental truths and rebuilds innovative solutions from scratch.
/plugin marketplace add sponticelli/gamedev-claude-plugins/plugin install thinking@gamedev-claude-pluginsStrip away assumptions to find fundamental truths, then build solutions from the ground up.
Most thinking is by analogy: "This is like that, so do what worked before." First principles asks: "What's actually true here?" This is how breakthrough innovation happens.
## First Principles: [Problem]
### The Conventional Approach
[How this is usually solved]
### Embedded Assumptions
| Assumption | Why We Assume This | Actually True? |
|------------|-------------------|----------------|
| [Assumption 1] | [Origin of belief] | [Yes/No/Partially] |
| [Assumption 2] | [Origin of belief] | [Yes/No/Partially] |
| [Assumption 3] | [Origin of belief] | [Yes/No/Partially] |
| [Assumption 4] | [Origin of belief] | [Yes/No/Partially] |
| [Assumption 5] | [Origin of belief] | [Yes/No/Partially] |
### Fundamental Truths
What remains after stripping away assumptions:
- [Undeniable truth 1]
- [Undeniable truth 2]
- [Undeniable truth 3]
### Physical/Logical Constraints
- [Hard constraint 1]
- [Hard constraint 2]
### Rebuilding from Fundamentals
**Given these truths, what's actually possible?**
[New approach built from fundamentals]
**Why this is different:**
[How it breaks from conventional thinking]
### The Insight
[The key realization from this analysis]
Conventional: "Batteries cost $600/kWh, that's just what they cost."
First Principles:
Result: Tesla's battery cost trajectory
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