# Metadata Source URL:: https://fs.blog/second-order-thinking/ Topics:: #rationality, #mental-model --- # Second-Order Thinking: What Smart People Use to Outperform - Farnam Street Second-order thinking is a mental model that smart people like Warren Buffett & Howard Marks use to avoid problems. Read this article to learn how it works. ## Highlights > [!quote]+ Updated on 061022_093251 > > Second order thinkers ask themselves the question “And then what?” This means thinking about the consequences of repeatedly eating a chocolate bar when you are hungry and using that to inform your decision. If you do this you’re more likely to eat something healthy.