MENTAL MODELS
THINKING TOOLS FOR A WORLD THAT WON'T SIT STILL
Each model is a lens. Start simple, go deep — collect enough lenses and the chaos starts to look like a system.
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01 FOUNDATIONS HOW CHANGE WORKS
ENTROPY
Things naturally move from order to disorder
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COMPOUND INTEREST
Small gains multiply exponentially over time
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FEEDBACK LOOPS
Outputs circle back as inputs, amplifying effects
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02 ENGINEERING BUILD MORE WITH LESS
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LEVERAGE
Multiply one hour of effort into a thousand
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SECOND ORDER THINKING
Consider consequences of consequences
COMING SOON
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PARETO PRINCIPLE
80% of results come from 20% of efforts
COMING SOON
03 INFORMATION FIND TRUTH IN THE FLOOD
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SIGNAL VS NOISE
Find the truth buried in the static
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COMPRESSION
Strip the noise, keep the meaning
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04 GAMES WIN WITHOUT WAR
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NETWORK EFFECTS
Value increases as more people join
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THE TRUST GAME
Betrayal wins rounds, trust wins games
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OPPORTUNITY COST
Every choice means saying no to something else
COMING SOON
05 MIND KNOW YOUR OWN MACHINE
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CONFIRMATION BIAS
You only see what you already believe
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INCENTIVES
Show me the incentive, I'll show you the outcome
COMING SOON
06 METHOD THINK LIKE A SCIENTIST
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THE HYPOTHESIS LOOP
Being wrong quickly beats being sure slowly
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FIRST PRINCIPLES
Break down to fundamental truths and rebuild
COMING SOON
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INVERSION
Think backwards to avoid failure
COMING SOON
WATCH ENTROPY INCREASE
ENTROPY: 0.00
CONTROL: VERY LOW
ROOM
🛏️
↓
🗑️📚👕🍕
Order naturally decays into disorder without energy input
COFFEE
☕
↓
🥤
Heat disperses from hot to cold until equilibrium
ICE
🧊
↓
💧
Ordered structure breaks down into molecular chaos
CARDS
🃏
↓
🎴🎲🎰
Perfect order becomes statistically impossible
SANDCASTLE
🏰
↓
🏖️
Complex structures erode to simple distributions
DATA
📊
↓
⚠️❌🔥
Information degrades without maintenance and backup
DESK
📝
↓
📄📎✏️🖇️
Organized workspace becomes cluttered over time
GARDEN
🌺
↓
🌿🍂🥀
Cultivated beauty returns to wild overgrowth
BATTERY
🔋
↓
🪫
Stored energy dissipates and becomes unusable
PAINT
🎨
↓
🖌️💨
Separated colors mix into uniform muddy blend
PERFUME
🧴
↓
💨🌫️
Concentrated molecules spread throughout the room
RELATIONSHIP
💑
↓
💔🚶
Connections drift apart without effort and attention
MOUNTAIN
⛰️
↓
🏔️🌊
Peaks weather and erode into valleys and plains
STAR
⭐
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💫☄️
Concentrated fusion spreads energy across space
MEMORY
🧠
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💭🌀
Sharp details fade into vague impressions
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WATCH THE POWER OF COMPOUND INTEREST
$500
FINAL AMOUNT
SAVINGS
💰
↓
💰💰💰💰
Small consistent deposits grow exponentially over decades
KNOWLEDGE
📚
↓
🎓🧠💡🌟
Daily learning builds on itself, creating expert-level understanding
HABITS
🏃
↓
💪🏆🔥
1% improvement daily becomes 37x better in a year
RELATIONSHIPS
🤝
↓
👥🌐🎉
Each connection introduces you to more connections exponentially
SKILLS
🎸
↓
🎵🎼🎤🌟
Practice builds on previous progress, accelerating mastery
INVESTMENT
📈
↓
💵💵💵💵
Returns generate their own returns, wealth snowballs
FITNESS
🏋️
↓
💪🦵🏃‍♂️
Strength gains enable harder workouts, creating upward spiral
REPUTATION
⭐
↓
🏆👑🌟
Good work leads to better opportunities and more visibility
CONTENT
📝
↓
📚📖📄📋
Each piece of content continues working and attracting audience
HEALTH
🥗
↓
😊💚✨
Good choices compound into vitality, bad ones into disease
BUSINESS
🏪
↓
🏢🏭🌍
Reinvested profits generate more profits, scaling exponentially
MISTAKES
❌
↓
⚠️🔴💥
Negative compounding - small errors cascade into disasters
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WATCH FEEDBACK ACCELERATE GROWTH
WITH FEEDBACK
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WITHOUT FEEDBACK
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PERFORMANCE DIFFERENCE
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CODE REVIEWS
👨‍💻 → 📝 → ✅ → 🚀
Better code leads to easier reviews, which leads to more learning and even better code
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
💬 → 🎯 → 📈 → 👥
Better product attracts more users, generating more feedback to improve the product
PRACTICE + COACHING
🎯 → 💪 → 🏆 → 🌟
Skill growth enables better practice, which accelerates growth even faster
A/B TESTING
🧪 → 📊 → 💡 → 🎯
Data insights lead to better tests, which generate more valuable insights
1-ON-1 MEETINGS
🤝 → 💬 → 🔗 → ✨
Stronger relationships enable better communication, making meetings more effective
CONTENT CREATION
✍️ → 👥 → 📈 → 🌟
Audience growth provides feedback to create better content, attracting more audience
HEALTH TRACKING
📊 → 👀 → 🥗 → 💚
Awareness leads to better choices, which improve metrics and motivation
BUG REPORTS
🐛 → 🔧 → ⚡ → 🎯
Fewer bugs means more time to build quality features, reducing future bugs
RETROSPECTIVES
🔄 → 💡 → 🚀 → 🏆
Team improvements lead to better work, which makes retrospectives more valuable
USER RESEARCH
🔍 → 💡 → ✨ → 😊
Product insights improve UX, leading to more engaged users providing better feedback
PERFORMANCE REVIEWS
📋 → 🎯 → 📈 → ⭐
Clear goals drive better work, which leads to more constructive reviews
DAILY STANDUPS
👥 → 🔗 → ⚡ → 🎯
Team alignment reduces blockers, making standups more efficient and valuable
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WATCH ONE HOUR OF EFFORT GROW
1x
IMPACT PER HOUR OF YOUR EFFORT
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A MESSAGE IS HIDDEN IN THE STATIC
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CLARITY
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WATCH VALUE EXPLODE AS USERS JOIN
USERS (COST GROWS LIKE THIS)
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CONNECTIONS (VALUE GROWS LIKE THIS)
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TWO PLAYERS. TEN ROUNDS. ONE LESSON.
YOU
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POINTS
THEM
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POINTS
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EVIDENCE ARRIVES — HALF FOR, HALF AGAINST
REALITY
50%
OF EVIDENCE SUPPORTS YOUR VIEW
WHAT YOU BELIEVE
50%
FEELS TRUE TO YOU
EVIDENCE IGNORED
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INCONVENIENT FACTS BOUNCED
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TWO MINDS FACE THE UNKNOWN
SCIENTIST ERROR
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TESTS, LEARNS, ADJUSTS
GUESSER ERROR
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COMMITS AND DEFENDS
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