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Thinking Practice

Exercises for turning vague expression into questions people can reason about together.

  1. Chapter 1

    Thinking Training (I): The Top K Problem — First Find What Matters Most

    When facing a long list of tasks, problems, and opinions, first define the standard of judgment, then find the few things that truly rank at the top.

  2. Chapter 2

    Thinking Training (2): The Counting Game — How to Turn Vague Expressions into Clear Questions

    Starting from saying 1, 2, 3 clearly, practice listening, restating, answering, and self-review, so that messy information gains an actionable structure.

  3. Chapter 3

    Thinking Training (3): How to Ask Yourself Good Questions

    A good question is not a clever way of asking, but turning a vague sense of discomfort into something verifiable, discussable, and actionable; this is a set of daily exercises for work, learning, and review.

  4. Chapter 4

    Thinking Training (4): Structured Thinking in Practice

    A hands-on companion to the Five Lenses method: four scenarios — interview, promotion, reporting, and cross-team collaboration — show how to apply the structured tools and the Five Lenses to real problems.