Our uniquely human ability to look down from a higher level doesn’t apply just to understanding reality and the cause-effect relationships underlying it; it also applies to looking down on yourself and those around you. I call this ability to rise above your own and others’ circumstances and objectively look down on them “higher-level thinking.” Higher-level thinking gives you the ability to study and influence the cause-effect relationships at play in your life and use them to get the outcomes you want.
我们人类独特的从更高层次往下看的能力不仅适用于理解现实及其背后的因果关系；也适用于俯瞰自己和周围的人。我把这种超越自己和他人的处境并客观地看待他们的能力称为“更高层次的思维”。更高层次的思维使你能够研究和影响生活中的因果关系，并利用它们来获得您想要的结果。

source:https://www.principles.com/principles/b9fcccce-8497-4ed6-8356-cd6668b70dc8/