Part 1 · Mastering the Problem
1.5 Tool: The Five Whys
Repeat the process with the same observable problem but a different plausible opening answer. Compare the chains. Where do they meet? Which conditions recur? Which answer can you confirm, and which is built only on what you already believed?
You are not looking for the most elegant story.
You are looking for the explanation that best survives its encounter with reality.
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