GigaThink

See All The Angles

GigaThink catches the perspectives you forget when you’re excited about an opportunity or focused on one aspect of a decision.

You’re only thinking about a decision from one angle. When we’re excited or stressed, we tend to focus narrowly and miss important perspectives.

Example

Question: “Should I take this job offer?”

Without GigaThink:

“Consider salary, benefits, and culture fit.”

With GigaThink:

10 PERSPECTIVES YOU MIGHT MISS:

1. FINANCIAL: What's the TOTAL comp? 401k match? Equity?
   → Base salary is only part of the picture

2. CAREER TRAJECTORY: Where do people go after 2-3 years?
   → This job is a stepping stone. Where does it lead?

3. MANAGER QUALITY: Your manager = 80% of job satisfaction
   → Who will you report to? What's their reputation?

4. TEAM HEALTH: Why is this role open? Growth or replacement?
   → High turnover = red flag

5. COMPANY TRAJECTORY: Growing, stable, or declining?
   → Joining a sinking ship vs. rocket ship matters

6. WORK-LIFE REALITY: Glassdoor hours vs stated hours
   → "Flexible hours" sometimes means "always working"

7. LEARNING VELOCITY: Will you learn more here?
   → Stagnation kills careers

8. YOUR LEVERAGE: Do they NEED you or just WANT you?
   → Negotiate from strength

9. OPPORTUNITY COST: Is this your best option or first option?
   → Keep looking? Wait for better?

10. GUT CHECK: When you imagine accepting, relief or dread?
    → Your intuition knows something

Usage

CLI

# Direct invocation
rk-core gigathink "Should I start a business?"

# With options
rk-core gigathink "Career change?" --min-perspectives 15

Rust API

#![allow(unused)]
fn main() {
use reasonkit::thinktools::GigaThink;

let gigathink = GigaThink::new()
    .min_perspectives(10)
    .include_contrarian(true);

let result = gigathink.analyze("Should I take this job offer?").await?;

for perspective in result.perspectives {
    println!("{}: {}", perspective.category, perspective.insight);
}
}

Python

from reasonkit import GigaThink

gt = GigaThink(min_perspectives=10)
result = gt.analyze("Should I take this job offer?")

for p in result.perspectives:
    print(f"{p.category}: {p.insight}")

Configuration

[thinktools.gigathink]
# Minimum number of perspectives to generate
min_perspectives = 10

# Include deliberately contrarian perspectives
include_contrarian = true

# Categories to always include
required_categories = [
    "financial",
    "career",
    "personal",
    "risk",
    "opportunity_cost"
]

# Maximum perspectives (to avoid analysis paralysis)
max_perspectives = 20

Output Format

{
    "tool": "gigathink",
    "query": "Should I take this job offer?",
    "perspectives": [
        {
            "category": "financial",
            "label": "TOTAL COMPENSATION",
            "insight": "What's the 401k match? Equity vesting schedule? Bonus structure?",
            "questions": ["What's the full compensation package?", "How does equity vest?"]
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "perspective_count": 10,
        "categories_covered": ["financial", "career", "personal", "risk", "opportunity"],
        "contrarian_included": true
    }
}

Best Practices

Don’t stop at the obvious — The first 3-4 perspectives are usually obvious. The value is in perspectives 5-10.
Question the frame — GigaThink might reveal that you’re asking the wrong question entirely.
Note discomfort — If a perspective makes you uncomfortable, that’s often the most important one.
Use for big decisions — GigaThink shines for career, financial, and relationship decisions.

LaserLogic — After exploring angles, check your reasoning
PowerCombo — Run all five tools in sequence

ReasonKit Documentation