Subject
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Mental Models
Bookmarks
Cognitive Distortions That Undermine Clear Thinking
A guide to cognitive distortions that undermine clear thinking in leadership — the CBT/REBT catalog applied to high-performers under stress. Naming these patterns is the first step to catching yourself mid-distortion.
40 Useful Concepts You Should Know
Gurwinder's collection of 40 named cognitive and philosophical concepts — from Chesterton's Fence to the Dunning-Kruger effect — curated for practical use in reasoning and decision-making. A broadly useful reference for anyone building a personal mental model library.
Second-Order Thinking
Farnam Street's essay on second-order thinking — asking 'and then what?' to trace the cascading consequences of decisions beyond their immediate effects. A foundational mental model for strategic decision-making from Howard Marks.
Untools: Thinking Frameworks and Mental Models
Untools is a curated collection of thinking frameworks and decision-making tools — systems thinking, problem decomposition, first principles, and more — each explained concisely with practical guidance on when to apply them. A lightweight reference for structured reasoning.
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Decision-Making
A Twitter thread by Julian Shapiro analyzing the decision-making technique shared by Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos — specifically the regret minimization framework and first-principles thinking. Condensed analysis of documented decision frameworks from two prominent founders.
Two Books That Turned a 26-Year-Old Programmer Into a Billionaire
An Entrepreneur's Handbook article about the two books that most influenced a young billionaire programmer — likely covering mental models and systems thinking as frameworks for decision-making. The article is paywalled but the premise is evergreen.
Six Ways to Think Long-Term: A Cognitive Toolkit for Good Ancestors
The Long Now Foundation's synthesis of six cognitive tools for long-term thinking — from the Cathedral Thinking of medieval builders to the Seventh Generation principle of Indigenous governance. A toolkit for expanding temporal perspective in decisions.
How to Hack the Beliefs That Are Holding You Back
swombat.com's 2012 post on identifying and deliberately challenging the beliefs that constrain what you attempt — treating beliefs as modifiable parameters rather than fixed facts. Particularly aimed at startup founders with invisible limiting assumptions.