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A highly interconnected world makes ripple effects appear everywhere. While thinking of potential consequences of our actions is important, very often, these consequences produce further consequences we should account for as good as possible.

Whether it's ecology, business, politics or our personal interactions with other people — comprehensive thinking requires to anticipate what our actions might create not only as an immediate result but as a result of these results.

— John Muir

— Ray Dalio

➞ Read this blog post for a thorough introduction to higher order thinking.

➞ For a slightly more technical take on it, check out this essay.