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Mental Models

Patterns of thinking to help you think differently.

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Mental Models

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First Principles Thinking: Why We Need to Ask Questions Like a Child

First-principles thinking offers a powerful way to develop your understanding and solve problems. Here, I explain how we should ask questions like a child.

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Base Rates: The Safe Way to Make Smarter Decisions and Prevent Recklessness

Base rates give us a safe and smarter way to make decisions. Here, I explain how you can use them to improve the way you decide.

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Why Serendipity Is the Skill You Never Knew You Had

Scrolling Twitter led me to a tweet that drew a polarizing view from me. Serendipity isn't a skill. but, as I reflected, I began to change my mind.

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Are You Big in Your Little World, or Little in a Big World?

In today's world, how you position yourself matters. Positioning comes from answering this question: Are you big in your little world, or little in a big world?

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To Reason from First Principles, You First Need to Understand

To reason from first principles, first, you need to understand. It's an essential skill, but one most fail to follow correctly...

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How to Solve Problems Successfully Using the Power of Inversion

Inversion is a simple, yet powerful mental model. Here, I explain how it works and offer some advice on how to use inversion successfully.

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Cognitive Biases

Biases defined by history explain why we do what we do.

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