Definitely useful in my experience. Mental models provide a flexible framework for so many types of thinking that it becomes an extension of your mind that sublimates into the background.
What’s an example, cause they seem awesome on paper but I wonder if they change the decision in real life because of the emotional or I like this aspect
A clear example would be the mental model of an animal cell’s functions. In reality it’s such a sophisticated construct that no one could actually understand everything about it in entirety, there has to be a reduction, an abstraction so to speak, somewhere along the way. And voila, turns out mental models are the best way of doing this.
The best areas for applying this in general are the areas simply too complex without reduction.
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Definitely useful in my experience. Mental models provide a flexible framework for so many types of thinking that it becomes an extension of your mind that sublimates into the background.
What’s an example, cause they seem awesome on paper but I wonder if they change the decision in real life because of the emotional or I like this aspect
A clear example would be the mental model of an animal cell’s functions. In reality it’s such a sophisticated construct that no one could actually understand everything about it in entirety, there has to be a reduction, an abstraction so to speak, somewhere along the way. And voila, turns out mental models are the best way of doing this.
The best areas for applying this in general are the areas simply too complex without reduction.