I don’t know if you’ve heard this. Elon Musk famously applied the first principles to rocket designs. He asked fundamental questions like what a rocket needs to fly and what materials could achieve that. By understanding these basic principles, he created his own designs from scratch, ignoring what others said was impossible.
You can apply this to learning a new skill or building a startup. For example, if you’d like to know how CMS builders like Elementor, Oxygen, and Webflow work, it’s best to start with the ABCs. You want to learn HTML and CSS. You also want to understand how templates work on websites. These 2 fundamentals can help you understand what every standard website or blog needs.
For copywriting, you might want to read the basics of persuasion and human psychology. That’s where most copywriting ideas are gotten from.