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24 reviews for:
The Great Mental Models Volume 2: Physics, Chemistry and Biology
Shane Parrish, Rhiannon Beaubien
4.04 AVERAGE
24 reviews for:
The Great Mental Models Volume 2: Physics, Chemistry and Biology
Shane Parrish, Rhiannon Beaubien
4.04 AVERAGE
This was very hood, however, I felt the models were a bit of a stretch, at least when compared the Volume 1. Still some very good perspectives on ways to frame problems or challenges.
Not sure I’d necessarily call these mental models, but a good way of framing things nonetheless. The book picks certain topics in science, illustrates how it works, then uses it as a metaphor to how we might apply it in our general life.
This was a bit of a letdown after the first volume. The majority of the mental models were extremely basic and their applications were so general and metaphorical that they could be applied practically anywhere—but not in any meaningful or insightful way (and often in a way that may misrepresent what’s actually going on).
An excellent application of scientific principles to thought patterns. This book is intriguing throughout. I say this being totally unbiased by my appearance in the acknowledgements.
Much better than the first volume - the themes & frameworks were more organized and easier to apply to concepts outside the examples given.
I enjoyed this one even more than the first because chemistry and physics are two of my favorite topics. Favorite piece of the entire book was: Learning doesn’t come from experience. Learning comes from reflection.
Trying to port the laws of physics to psychology and sociology is always bad, and this is no exception. The result is a bunch of analogies that are, at best, innocuously pseudoscientific. Outright misleading, at worst.
informative
slow-paced