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Drawn from what Paul Graham said
Mental modelMany models, not one
On the topicWhich mental models help you think better?under our view: One model is never enough: carry many, from many fields, or every problem looks like a nail
One of the most powerful kinds of copying is to copy something from one field into another. History is so full of chance discoveries of this type that it's probably worth giving chance a hand by deliberately learning about other kinds of work. You can take ideas from quite distant fields if you let them be metaphors.
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↗How to Do Great Workpaulgraham.com
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