Mental Models 30 Thinking Tools
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Chapter 1. Decision-Making for Speed and Context
MM #1: Address “Important”; Ignore “Urgent”
MM #2: Visualize All the Dominoes
MM #3: Make Reversible Decisions
MM #4: Seek “Satisfiction”
MM #5: Stay Within 40–70%
MM #6: Minimize Regret
Chapter 2. How to See More Clearly
MM #7: Ignore “Black Swans”
MM #8: Look for Equilibrium Points
MM #9: Wait for the Regression to the Mean
MM #10: What Would Bayes Do (WWBD)?
MM #11: Do It Like Darwin
MM #12: Think With System 2
Chapter 3. Eye-Opening Problem-Solving
MM #13: Peer Review Your Perspectives
MM #14: Find Your Own Flaws
MM #15: Separate Correlation From Causation
MM #16: Storytell in Reverse
MM #17: SCAMPER It
MM #18: Get Back to First Principles
Chapter 4. Anti-Mental Models: How Avoidance Breeds Success
MM #19: Avoid Direct Goals
MM #20: Avoid Thinking Like an Expert
MM #21: Avoid Your Non-Genius Zones
MM #22: Avoid To-Do Lists
MM #23: Avoid the Path of Least Resistance
Chapter 5. Oldies but Goodies: They’re Still Around for a Reason!
MM #24: Murphy’s Law
MM #25: Occam’s Razor
MM #26: Hanlon’s Razor
MM #27: The Pareto Principle
MM #28: Sturgeon’s Law
MM #29-30: Parkinson’s Laws
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