Description

A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER!

You cant really know anything if you just remember isolated facts. If the facts dont hang together on a latticework of theory, you dont have them in a usable form.
Youve got to have models in your head.
Charlie Munger, investor, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway

The worlds greatest problem-solvers, forecasters, and decision-makers all rely on a set of frameworks and shortcuts that help them cut through complexity and separate good ideas from bad ones. Theyre called mental models, and you can find them in dense textbooks on psychology, physics, economics, and more.

Or, you can just read Super Thinking, a fun, illustrated guide to every mental model you could possibly need. How can mental models help you? Well, here are just a few examples

If youve ever been overwhelmed by a to-do list thats grown too long, maybe you need the Eisenhower Decision Matrix to help you prioritize.

Use the 5 Whys model to better understand peoples motivations or get to the root cause of a problem.

Before concluding that your colleague who messes up your projects is out to sabotage you, consider Hanlons Razor for an alternative explanation.

Ever sat through a bad movie just because you paid a lot for the ticket? You might be falling prey to Sunk Cost Fallacy.

Set up Forcing Functions, like standing meeting or deadlines, to help grease the wheels for changes you want to occur.

So, the next time you find yourself faced with a difficult decision or just trying to understand a complex situation, let Super Thinking upgrade your brain with mental models.

Author: Gabriel Weinberg, Lauren McCann
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Portfolio
Published: 06/18/2019
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.20h x 7.40w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780525533580
Language: English