" The credit for first-principles thinking goes to Aristotle, who defined it as “the first basis from which a thing is known.”12 The French philosopher and scientist René Descartes described it as systematically doubting everything you can possibly doubt, until you’re left with unquestionable truths. "

― Ozan Varol , Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life