second-level-thinking

Apply Howard Marks' Second Level Thinking framework to investment decisions. Use this skill whenever the user is analyzing an investment opportunity, evaluating a trade thesis, stress-testing a conviction, or asking whether a stock/asset/market is actually as attractive as it looks. Also trigger when the user wants to challenge their own reasoning ("am I just following the crowd?"), wants to identify what the market is mispricing, is debating whether a consensus view is already fully reflected in price, or asks about risk/reward asymmetry, market cycles, or contrarian positioning. The skill channels Marks' philosophy: superior returns require being different AND right — and that starts with understanding what everyone already believes.