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Clear Thinking
Mental models, reasoning frameworks, and how to think well
Clear Thinking
The inversion test: what would guarantee failure?
Asking how to succeed produces a list you already believe. Asking how to fail produces a list you have been avoiding.
Chris Awoke23 Jul 2026 · 2-minute read
Clear Thinking
How to run a pre-mortem that people actually tell the truth in
The technique is simple and almost every team runs it badly. The failure is nearly always in the setup, not the exercise.
Amara Okafor4 Jul 2026 · 2-minute read