A mental model for problem-solving that rejects false binary choices (Door A vs. Door B) by questioning the architecture of the problem itself. Instead of agonizing over a pre-packaged menu of options, it involves "looking at the hallway" and asking why the constraints exist. It often leads to discovering "ghost constraints" (fake rules that can be ignored) or realizing the entire premise is a trap and exiting the building entirely.
Don't pick between Door A and Door B. There is always a Door C.
Don't pick between Door A and Door B. There is always a Door C.
Person 1: "So we either have to delay the product launch by a month or ship it with the security bug."
Person 2: "Stop staring at the doors and use some Door C thinking. Who actually set the launch deadline, and can we just bypass the issue by temporarily turning off that specific feature module?"
Person 2: "Stop staring at the doors and use some Door C thinking. Who actually set the launch deadline, and can we just bypass the issue by temporarily turning off that specific feature module?"
by parishwolfe April 9, 2026
Get the Door C Thinking mug.1. A polite way to show that you have no interest in what the other person is talking about
2. A polite way to say no
2. A polite way to say no
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by tromboneboi9 December 1, 2025
Get the third party thinker mug.So you took that as an accusation of wrongdoing but YOU WEREN'T ALONE in doing it and now you are trying to make it a thing like this was because I "accused you falsely of doing something"
Hym "I don't think you knew you were doing it but SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE ALSO DOING IT... KNEW they were doing it. And it WAS A THING THAT WAS HAPPENING and IS. And is a problem. For you to assert that we have to care about saying nigger and faggot more than this. No. You didn't know it was a thing. I discovered that it was a thing. You felt attacked because you though I was accusing you but you didn't know anything at the time but by the time you found out about it. You just didn't get it. At any point. You didn't understand what was happening. You didn't want to play ball because I was being offensive and derogatory. And the people I said would suffer (through no fault of my own) for it did in fact have to do so. Even though THEY HAD NOT HAD TO DO THAT INITIALLY. You thought it was something it wasn't. I was flippant about what it was but at a certain point you had to have picked up on some general themes that emerged and you had to have known you didn't know what was going on and at some point you'd have to talk to the actual guy
Hym "I don't think you knew you were doing it but SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE ALSO DOING IT... KNEW they were doing it. And it WAS A THING THAT WAS HAPPENING and IS. And is a problem. For you to assert that we have to care about saying nigger and faggot more than this. No. You didn't know it was a thing. I discovered that it was a thing. You felt attacked because you though I was accusing you but you didn't know anything at the time but by the time you found out about it. You just didn't get it. At any point. You didn't understand what was happening. You didn't want to play ball because I was being offensive and derogatory. And the people I said would suffer (through no fault of my own) for it did in fact have to do so. Even though THEY HAD NOT HAD TO DO THAT INITIALLY. You thought it was something it wasn't. I was flippant about what it was but at a certain point you had to have picked up on some general themes that emerged and you had to have known you didn't know what was going on and at some point you'd have to talk to the actual guy
But you didn't want to do that because you thought I was playing a game or something because I use a 50's announcer rhetorical flourish. 'Don't give him the attention that he wants. Oh! Shit! The kids!' And it wasn't even a set up! IT WASN'T EVEN A SET UP AND YOU THOUGHT IT WAS A SET UP! To TELL THEM THAT... 'don't give hym the attention that he wants. Oh no! Muh kids 😾 now I guess I'll do 'the opposite! Cus he said that one time.' Because you though it was a set up... And then for it to go disastrously wrong and then for you to BLAME ME FOR THAT... And make my life hell as a result of it. I don't think you knew you were doing it. I think you didn't believe me. And were dismissive about it and I was right and it does matter that I was right."
by Hym Iam December 7, 2025
Get the I don't think you knew you were doing it mug.You don't make the rules of hell (You know I was going to insult you here for saying that stupid shit to me but actually, this time, I'm not going to).
Hym "So, 'You can't think your way out of hell' says the guy who doesn't have a say in whether or not I can think my way out of hell. You don't make the rules, nor do you know whether or not it's the case."
by Hym Iam December 15, 2025
Get the You can't think your way out of hell mug.For some odd reason I cannot bring my mind to do Mathematics. I’m an INTJ and my mind keeps blowing out those two functions. It’s involuntarily/subconsciously trying to block out the information that I am learning. Very frustrating.
Jews, you got any help? I’m on ADHD medication and it works only a little It’s almost like I have a mental block. I think I need my Klonopin back?
Jews, you got any help? I’m on ADHD medication and it works only a little It’s almost like I have a mental block. I think I need my Klonopin back?
by Death Menace April 10, 2022
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