First Principles Thinking

Question inherited baggage. Rebuild only from bedrock you can defend.

How to run it with this skill: one clearly headed section per step in this order: Surface → Question → Bedrock → Rebuild → Implications.

Setup (run before starting)

In one short block:

1. Reconstruction target — belief, cost, design, or strategy to ground
2. Default pass — Surface → Question → Bedrock → Rebuild → Implications (state this line)

If immutable constraints (physics, law, budget) are unclear, ask at most 3 questions in one message, then proceed. Note unknowns or working guesses in plain language (no bracket tags in Setup).