Second-Order Thinking
Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One by economist Thomas Sowell[0] explores this in good detail, applying it to political and economic policies, in his book.<p>Housing policies, medicare and today's problem of defund the police can be better analysed if the framework of second-order thinking is used to view the pros and cons of such policies and their subsequent ramifications.<p>Second-order thinking is a great mental model to have and helps us address some of the cognitive biases that get in our way when making choices.<p>To me this form of thinking is evident in chess, the evaluation necessary to make a single move gets us to look at the consequences after the third and fourth move before a final decision is made.<p>I believe when the time allows for it we should really consider the future ramifications of our actions before making a move.<p>[0] <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Applied-Economics-Thinking-Beyond-Stage/dp/0465003451" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Applied-Economics-Thinking-Beyond-Sta...</a>