To understand how something works, find a way to break it
This is just a reminder to myself to think about the idea (in the title of this post).
Nicolas Taleb mentioned it, I think in his book of aphorisms. It’s such a valuable insight.
It’s also an example of the value of asking interesting questions. (Perhaps I should make a list.) An example for such a question is: How can this be easier?
This one asks: How to break it?