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Re: Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models

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Post by mikorym »

mikorym wrote: post #52

Don't you think that by trading off complexity of the models you use general usefulness? For example, the 80-20 principle is not about the numbers 80 and 20, but it is just an x-y principle where 80 and 20 are areas of a (particular) curve. If you teach it as "the 80-20 principle" then maybe at best it's a mnemonic for some people in productivity. I'm sorry, but I'm not a fan of productivity tools based on improperly…

I meant: "lose general usefulness"; i.e., lose generality.

Also, "HN's".

Re: Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models

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Post by sizzle »

yegg wrote: post #2

A few years ago I published a large list of mental models I find repeatedly useful ( https://medium.com/@yegg/mental-models-i-find-repeatedly-use... ), discussed at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12040707 . I've spent my spare time since (day job is running DuckDuckGo) with my co-author (statistician, researcher, and wife!) turning that list into this book, which weaves the 300+ mental models into nine narrativ…

Thank you for creating this excellent resource.

I've struggled to internalize many concepts simply due to the format it's written in. Please consider making them into flashcards so they are easier to read daily

e.g. http://getmentalnotes.com

Wow they made it into a cube?! http://www.poetpainter.com/thoughts/article/introducing-the-...

Re: Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models

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Post by rmets »

nestorherre wrote: post #74
theNJR wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thats a really good idea. Even providing them as an Anki deck would be helpful.

disclaimer (not mine): https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/669613720

Thanks, nice one. Have you used this, if so did you have any feedback?

Re: Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models

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Post by trpc »

sctb wrote: post #73
trpc wrote: post #41

Gabriel, stop using your minions to exploit HN. This is not like you pay some journalist or youtuber to attack google and then recommend your rudimentary search engine.

Please don't post like this in the threads. If you have concerns you can reach us directly at hn@ycombinator.com and we can do something if appropriate. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Just a few minutes after he submitted this post, it was no. 3 on the frontpage. It is clear that this was organized. Please check it out even it may be hard to verify.

Re: Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models

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Post by giardini »

eswat wrote: post #16
yegg wrote: post #2

A few years ago I published a large list of mental models I find repeatedly useful ( https://medium.com/@yegg/mental-models-i-find-repeatedly-use... ), discussed at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12040707 . I've spent my spare time since (day job is running DuckDuckGo) with my co-author (statistician, researcher, and wife!) turning that list into this book, which weaves the 300+ mental models into nine narrativ…

Congrats on completing another book! Mental models seem to be a popular topic to write about in the last few years. As someone that has already devoured a lot of content about this, is there a good reason to pick up your book if I don't necessarily want to make the time to read more on the topic?

Yes. I was recommended Page's

"The Model Thinker" https://www.amazon.com/Model-Thinker-What-Need-Know/dp/04650...

when this YC topic popped up. Page's book is sort of a reference book, something you use periodically rather than a beginning-to-end read.

But it does seem that "models" are all the rage currently.

Re: Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models

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Post by dang »

trpc wrote: post #86
sctb wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please don't post like this in the threads. If you have concerns you can reach us directly at hn@ycombinator.com and we can do something if appropriate. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Just a few minutes after he submitted this post, it was no. 3 on the frontpage. It is clear that this was organized. Please check it out even it may be hard to verify.

It's not at all "clear that this was organized". That's how it seemed to you; that is not evidence.

Would you please review and follow the site guidelines so we don't have to ban you? We have to warn you numerous times already.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re: Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models

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Post by gyvastis »

melicerte wrote: post #38

Ordered the book (Yiikes, I had to use Amazon because of you as it seems the only online store to deliver the hard copy in Europe. Usually, I refuse to use this service as I'm totally against the business model of this company). The great thing about HN is that it let me thanks you for DDG!

Book Depository is always a good option for deliveries outside US.
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