Propare is an app that helps you use some of the most powerful thinking strategies ever discovered (asking questions, applying the scientific method, and reasoning by first principles). You do not need to be Albert Einstein, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, or Elon Musk to think brilliantly. At its core, Propare is a note-taking tool with step-by-step prompts. These prompts make it easy for you to execute intellectually challenging thinking strategies.
Want to ask better questions? Here is a simple 5-part prompt we have created to make asking important questions easier:
1. Ask. What do you ultimately want to learn?
2. Ask related questions. What related questions will help you answer the first?
3. Break it down into additional questions. What else will you need to learn?
4. Start asking detailed questions. What are some specific things you need to know?
5. Ask super detailed questions. What details are required to answer previous questions?
Want to Apply the Scientific Method? Here is a simple 5-part prompt we have created to make applying the scientific method easier:
1. Ask a Question. What question do you want answered?
2. Research. Do as much research as possible.
3. Hypothesize. What do you think is the answer to your question?
4. Experiment. How will you test your hypothesis?
5. Analyze. What did you learn from the experiment?
Want to Reason by First Principles? Here is a simple 5-part prompt we have created to make reasoning by first principles easier:
1. Set a goal. What do you want to learn or do?
2. List steps or obstacles. What do you think you need to do or overcome?
3. Systematically question and doubt assumptions. How might each of your assumptions be wrong?
4. Identify First Principles. What are the undoubtable truths?
5. Reason up from there. What makes sense based on the first principles?