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Ask HN: What’s the hardest part about learning and using mental models?

8 pointsby febinalmost 6 years ago

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doomerjkalmost 6 years ago
Learning them is bloody hard, personally - there are a ton of established ones to keep track of and I at times find myself trying hard to remember them vs. just moving forward and building my own.<p>That said this book has helped enormously -- <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Model-Thinker-What-Need-Know&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0465094627" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Model-Thinker-What-Need-Know&#x2F;dp&#x2F;04650...</a><p>Introduced via the interview between the author and Shane Parish @ Knowledge Project (Farnam Street).