Mental Models
How do mental models shape the way we see the world?
4.5 (19)
54 mins
Explore how mental models act as powerful frameworks that influence our perception, decisions, and problem-solving skills. Uncover why understanding and refining these internal maps can help us think clearly and make better choices in life and work.
Ep 1:
The Hidden Software Running Your Mind
Discover why your brain runs on inherited, buggy mental software—and how Charlie Munger's 'latticework' of models can upgrade you from single-lens thinking to true multidisciplinary clarity.
Ep 2:
Evolution, Agents, and Thinking in Reverse
From evolution's ruthless logic to the hidden principal-agent traps sabotaging your decisions, learn why thinking backwards through inversion may be your sharpest tool for avoiding catastrophic mistakes.
Ep 3:
Consciousness, Loops, and First Principles
Dive into the strange loop of self-aware minds, the four hidden dimensions experts use to navigate danger, and why stripping ideas to first principles unlocks exponential thinking power.
Ep 4:
When Models Lie and Ego Blinds
Not all mental models are trustworthy—some kill. Explore the razor's edge between reliable and reckless thinking, and how ego and data-frames quietly hijack your grip on reality.
Ep 5:
Building Your Mental Model Toolkit
It's time to put theory into practice: a practical roadmap for spotting, testing, and connecting mental models to sharpen decisions and navigate life's endless complexity.
Discussions (11)
Marvin
Level 5 · 9 mo agoAttributing success to models is survivorship bias.
Darlene
Level 10 · 8 mo agoThe bloodletting story is scary! Reminds me of my endo.
Marco
Level 3 · 8 mo agoThat bloodletting story is absolutely wild... imagine doctors killing people for 2,000 years while thinking they were right 🤪 makes you wonder which 'experts' are actually totally clueless right now 😂
