Look across disciplines and  contexts for common patterns. Peter Kaufman says to pull from 3 buckets with the largest sample size: universe ~ 3B years (natural sciences), earth ~500M years (life sciences), and human history ~100K years (social sciences).

Reference https://soundcloud.com/user-339685480/peter-kaufman-on-the-multi-disciplinary-approach-to-thinking

Connections - reality is an energy mirror, dual nature pattern,

9A. The map is not the territory.

9B. Emergence occurs when a system exhibits properties or behaviors that the parts do not have on their own.

9C. Science and spirituality (religion) are complimentary.

9D. Compounding is a powerful force if you overcome variance drain.