{"id":3378,"date":"2026-01-06T19:10:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utpal.net\/blog\/?p=3378"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T12:30:15","slug":"dogma-trap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/61.notredamme.com\/utpalmv-v2\/dogma-trap\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dogma Trap: Why You Are Running Someone Else&#8217;s Software."},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Steve Jobs said: <i data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"17\">&#8220;Don&#8217;t be trapped by dogma \u2013 which is living with the results of other people&#8217;s thinking.&#8221;<\/i> This is the most important algorithm for a Sovereign life.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Most people do not think. They <b data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"31\">execute scripts<\/b> written by others.<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"8\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Script:<\/i> &#8220;Go to college to get a good job.&#8221; (Written by: 1950s Industrialists).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Script:<\/i> &#8220;Buy a house to build wealth.&#8221; (Written by: Banks).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Script:<\/i> &#8220;Retire at 65.&#8221; (Written by: The Government).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">This is <b data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"8\">Dogma<\/b>. It is &#8220;Compiled Code.&#8221; You can run it, but you cannot change it. And often, the code is buggy, outdated, or malicious.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The First Principles Protocol<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\">To escape the Dogma Trap, you must stop running the <code data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"82\">.exe<\/code> and start looking at the Source Code. This is <b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"133\">First Principles Thinking<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">1. Identify the Assumption (The Dogma)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"12\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Statement:<\/i> &#8220;I need $2M to start a hardware company.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Source:<\/i> &#8220;Everyone says hardware is hard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\"><b data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">2. Break it Down (The Physics)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"14\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\">What is the fundamental truth?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Truth:<\/i> I need a prototype (plastic and metal). I need a PCB (silicon).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14,2,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"14,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Cost:<\/i> 3D printing = $50. Arduino = $20. Coding = Free.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14,3,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"14,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Reality:<\/i> I need $100 and a weekend, not $2M.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15\"><b data-path-to-node=\"15\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">3. Reconstruct (The Innovation)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"16\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\">Once you see the raw materials, you can build a new solution that ignores the &#8220;Standard Procedure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\">This is how Elon Musk built SpaceX. (Dogma: Rockets are expensive. Physics: Aluminum and fuel are cheap).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17\"><b data-path-to-node=\"17\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Courage to be &#8220;Wrong&#8221;<\/b> When you reject Dogma, you will look &#8220;crazy&#8221; to the people running the old scripts.<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"18\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"18,0,0\">They will say: &#8220;That&#8217;s not how it&#8217;s done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"18,1,0\">You will say: &#8220;That&#8217;s not how <i data-path-to-node=\"18,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"30\">you<\/i> do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">#DhandheKaFunda:<\/b> <i data-path-to-node=\"19\" data-index-in-node=\"17\">If you are doing what everyone else is doing, you are already behind. The only way to win is to write your own rules.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Jobs said: &#8220;Don&#8217;t be trapped by dogma \u2013 which is living with the results of other people&#8217;s thinking.&#8221; This is the most important algorithm for a Sovereign life. Most people do not think. They execute scripts written by others. Script: &#8220;Go to college to get a good job.&#8221; (Written by: 1950s Industrialists). Script: &#8220;Buy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[131,147],"class_list":["post-3378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-codex","tag-mental-models","tag-steve-jobs"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/61.notredamme.com\/utpalmv-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/61.notredamme.com\/utpalmv-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/61.notredamme.com\/utpalmv-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/61.notredamme.com\/utpalmv-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/61.notredamme.com\/utpalmv-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/61.notredamme.com\/utpalmv-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3378\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/61.notredamme.com\/utpalmv-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/61.notredamme.com\/utpalmv-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/61.notredamme.com\/utpalmv-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}