Discover · from S1 · L04 The Shoe Store With No Shoes

Find the block the whole idea rests on, and the cheapest test. Runs in your browser, no sign-in, and your work is saved on this device.

Stack your assumptions

Every idea sits on a stack of beliefs. Pull out each block: if this one is wrong, does everything fall?

  1. 3/5
    AnnoyingEverything falls
    3/5
    ExpensiveVery cheap
  2. 3/5
    AnnoyingEverything falls
    3/5
    ExpensiveVery cheap

Write it down before you look. Decide after the results and you'll always find a reason to believe.

Your result

Add at least one assumption to build the tower.

Why this works

The lesson behind the tool

Building is the most expensive way to learn. Every idea sits on a stack of beliefs, so test the block that would bring the tower down first: not the easiest, the scariest.

The strongest test is money moving. And set the bar before you look: decide after the results and you'll always find a reason to believe.