Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models
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A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER! "You can&apos;t really know anything if you just remember isolated facts. If the facts don&apos;t hang together on a latticework of theory, you don&apos;t have them in a usable form. You&apos;ve got to have models in your head. " - Charlie Munger, investor, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway The world&apos;s greatest problem-solvers, forecasters, and decision-makers all rely on a set of frameworks and shortcuts that help them cut through complexity and separate good ideas from bad ones. They&apos;re called mental models, and you can find them in dense textbooks on psychology, physics, economics, and more. Or, you can just read Super Thinking, a fun, illustrated guide to every mental model you could possibly need. How can mental models help you? Well, here are just a few examples... • If you&apos;ve ever been overwhelmed by a to-do list that&apos;s grown too long, maybe you need the Eisenhower Decision Matrix to help you prioritize. • Use the 5 Whys model to better understand people&apos;s motivations or get to the root cause of a problem. • Before concluding that your colleague who messes up your projects is out to sabotage you, consider Hanlon&apos;s Razor for an alternative explanation. • Ever sat through a bad movie just because you paid a lot for the ticket? You might be falling prey to Sunk Cost Fallacy . • Set up Forcing Functions , like standing meeting or deadlines, to help grease the wheels for changes you want to occur. So, the next time you find yourself faced with a difficult decision or just trying to understand a complex situation, let Super Thinking upgrade your brain with mental models.


Publisher: Portfolio (June 18, 2019)
Publication date: June 18, 2019
Language: English
File size: 52258 KB
Text to Speech: Enabled
Screen Reader: Supported
Enhanced typesetting: Enabled
X Ray: Enabled
Word Wise: Enabled
Sticky notes: On Kindle Scribe
Print length: 352 pages