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A review by nimishg
The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts by Shane Parrish, Rhiannon Beaubien
3.0
So, it's useful information, no doubt. If you haven't heard of the ideas presented in the index of this book, it's a great way to familiarize yourself with them, and has plenty of fun, cerebral anecdotes to get you there.
The problem is that if you know the phrase "mental models", you probably are familiar with the ideas in this book already. The main value isn't in the mental models themselves or having them described, but being able to apply them to real-life situation that you might be facing. I don't know of a technique or way to incorporate these ideas into daily life so that they readily come to mind as you need them (which is sort of the point).
I guess having them described is a good first step, though.
The problem is that if you know the phrase "mental models", you probably are familiar with the ideas in this book already. The main value isn't in the mental models themselves or having them described, but being able to apply them to real-life situation that you might be facing. I don't know of a technique or way to incorporate these ideas into daily life so that they readily come to mind as you need them (which is sort of the point).
I guess having them described is a good first step, though.