From the library
The Great Mental Models Volume 2: Physics, Chemistry and Biology
Shane Parrish, 2019
In one paragraph
The second volume explores mental models from the hard sciences, including concepts from physics (like thermodynamics and relativity), chemistry (activation energy, catalysts), and biology (evolution, ecosystems). Shows how scientific principles can be applied to everyday decision-making and problem-solving in business and life.
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Where this sits in the operating system
Mental Models & Decision Frameworks
Mental Models & Decision Frameworks
Key insights
Physical and biological models as reasoning tools: inertia, activation energy, natural selection applied outside their fields.
Reciprocity and equilibrium transfer particularly well to organisations and relationships.
The value is in the analogies. Pushed too literally these become metaphors pretending to be mechanisms.
Recognise it early
The failure and the correction sit side by side deliberately. Read the left column asking whether any of it is already true of you.
Fighting against organizational energy instead of channeling it
Burning out while trying to drive change
Allowing organizational entropy without adding structure
Over-optimizing for current conditions
Creating homogeneous teams and thinking
The same idea, argued differently
Adam Smith
The full breakdown
Before you close this
Naming the specific moment you will act roughly doubles the odds you do.
Reference
- Author
- Shane Parrish
- Published
- 2019
- Category
- Business
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