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Mental Models:
16 Versatile Thinking Tools for Complex Situations: Better Decisions, Clearer Thinking, and Greater Self-Awareness
 
 
 
 
By Peter Hollins,
Author and Researcher at
petehollins.com
 
 
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Table of Contents
 
Introduction
 
Chapter 1. PROBLEM-SOLVING
#1: The Bow and the Arrow
#2. The Unseen System
#3. “Invert, always invert”
#4. Lucking into Solutions
 
Chapter 2. DECISION-MAKING
#5. Wear a Different Hat
#6. It’s a WRAP
#7. Process Versus Outcome
#8. OODA Looping
#9. Measuring Opportunity Cost
 
Chapter 3. CLARITY OF THOUGHT
#10. Real Risks
#11. Make Sure You’re Normal
#12. Visualize Arguments
 
Chapter 4. THE REALITY FILTER
#13. Kill Your Ego
#14. Distinguish the Map from the Territory
#15. Metacognition
#16. Perspective Isn’t Reality
 
Summary Guide
Introduction
 
 
 
 
 
 
What is a mental model? Is it a literal model for how everything in the world works? This dictates that you can just plug in variables from your life, and a set of instructions would be spit out. This would be similar to what’s known as the
Grand Unified Theory of Physics
, otherwise known as the theory to life, the universe, and everything. And just like the Grand Unified Theory of Physics (for now, anyway), a model of the world doesn’t exist. It would be nice to uncover an equation or map that would allow us to navigate life more effectively and with better decisions each time, but no model exists that can capture all of life’s complexities.
 
I know, it’s rather disappointing.
 
This leads to a rather simplistic realization: if life cannot be broken down so easily, we need multiple mental models, ideally ones that can apply to multiple situations and are versatile. A mental model is a blueprint or set of guidelines that explain a situation and tell you how you should act. The more mental models we gain, the better suited we are for making optimal decisions as a result of knowing just what variables to pay attention to.
 
An easy way to illustrate the importance of mental models is through rugby. A person that has never encountered the sport of rugby before would be lost, and it would simply seem like a jumble of huge bodies throwing themselves at each other. However, what if this person understood the rules of soccer, as well as the rules of American football? Those sets of rules are actual mental models in disguise—guidelines for how certain situations w ............

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