Mental models can help explain and navigate the world without being good in themselves.

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• A few dozen mental models are enough to get a firm grasp of how the world works. JCJames Clearby 12 Aug 2017mental models
• A mental model is an explanation of how something works, and each one helps in understanding a different part of life, such as markets, trust or decay. JCJames Clearby 12 Aug 2017mental models
• A mental model only helps if it is known well, practised, and applied in the right context at the right time. GWGabriel Weinbergby 6 Jul 2016mental models
• A small set of mental models comes up again and again in everyday decisions, problem solving and truth seeking. GWGabriel Weinbergby 6 Jul 2016mental models
• A thought experiment serves to encourage speculation and logical thinking and to change paradigms. SPShane Parrish1 Feb 2022mental models

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