Mental Models 101 :
A thread with 10 questions that will change your life 👇
A thread with 10 questions that will change your life 👇
1/ Inversion
"What are the things I must AVOID to achieve this?"
"What are the things I must AVOID to achieve this?"
2/ First Principles
"Why?"
"Why?"
"Why?"
"Why?"
"Why?"
"Why?"
"Why?"
"Why?"
"Why?"
"Why?"
3/ Feedback Loops
"How can the consequences of this decision come back to me?"
"How can the consequences of this decision come back to me?"
4/ Thought Experiments
"What will X cause to happen?"
"If X happens in one year, what would have caused it?"
"If Y happened instead of X, what would be the outcome?"
"What will X cause to happen?"
"If X happens in one year, what would have caused it?"
"If Y happened instead of X, what would be the outcome?"
5/ Second-Order Effects
"And then what?"
"And then what?"
6/ Regret Minimization
"If I was 80 years old today, would I regret having tried this?"
"If I was 80 years old today, would I regret having tried this?"
7/ Prioritization
"Which action should I do first?"
"Which action should I do first?"
8/ Pareto Principle (80/20)
"Which are the 20% of the actions that can deliver 80% of the results?"
"Which are the 20% of the actions that can deliver 80% of the results?"
9/ Bottlenecks
"What step in the process is preventing the system to reach its full potential?"
"What step in the process is preventing the system to reach its full potential?"
10/ Occam’s Razor
"How can I simplify this?"
"How can I simplify this?"
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Inspiration from @farnamstreet and @Julian approaches to mental models.
Inspiration from @farnamstreet and @Julian approaches to mental models.
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