Mental Models Cookbook for Orienting Solutions
The Cookbook These mental model groupings is where they become a latticework of thinking tools. It’s not so different from using a hammer to nail everything and discovering that a screwdriver can screw things in better than a hammer. The more tools you have at your...
Mental Models Cookbook for Orienting Solutions
This is the first in a series where we’ll combine several Mental Models and use them as latticework.
Algorithms
An algorithm is a precise sequence of operations commonly used to solve a problem or calculate something.
Change Minds
To persuade oneself or another person to alter their perception, opinion, decision, or behavior.
Kintsugi
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery—a metaphor for embracing imperfection.
Spaced Repetition
A proven memory technique that helps folks recall knowledge over progressively longer periods.
Compounding
Compounding is the addition of interest to a fixed sum, leading to exponential gains.
Minima and Maxima
The minima and maxima, collectively known as extrema, surface the peaks and valleys of life and work.
Law of Diminishing Returns
A condition where adding more resources yields a minimal increase in production and reduces profitability.
Seizing the Middle
A forward-thinking chess strategy to control the board’s center applies to real-world scenarios.
Fundamental Attribution Error
Regardless of external forces, people think that actions mirror an individual’s personality.
Spaced Repetition
A proven memory technique that helps folks recall knowledge over progressively longer periods.
Compounding
Compounding is the addition of interest to a fixed sum, leading to exponential gains.
Minima and Maxima
The minima and maxima, collectively known as extrema, surface the peaks and valleys of life and work.
Law of Diminishing Returns
A condition where adding more resources yields a minimal increase in production and reduces profitability.
Seizing the Middle
A forward-thinking chess strategy to control the board’s center applies to real-world scenarios.
Fundamental Attribution Error
Regardless of external forces, people think that actions mirror an individual’s personality.
