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17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 6 Jul 2016 to 29 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about mental models .
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Read this korrent: Trust between colleagues comes from shared mental models built through mutual investment.
Trust between colleagues comes from shared mental models built through mutual investment.
Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jul 2024
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Ben Kuhn — holds since 2024-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few dozen mental models are enough to get a firm grasp of how the world works. — tap to centre the map on it
A few dozen mental models are enough to get a firm grasp of how the world works.
Last stated 9 years ago
by 12 Aug 2017
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James Clear — holds since 2017-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 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. — tap to centre the map on it
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.
Last stated 9 years ago
by 12 Aug 2017
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James Clear — holds since 2017-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A mental model only helps if it is known well, practised, and applied in the right context at the right time. — tap to centre the map on it
A mental model only helps if it is known well, practised, and applied in the right context at the right time.
Last stated 10 years ago
by 6 Jul 2016
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Gabriel Weinberg — holds since 2016-07-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A small set of mental models comes up again and again in everyday decisions, problem solving and truth seeking. — tap to centre the map on it
A small set of mental models comes up again and again in everyday decisions, problem solving and truth seeking.
Last stated 10 years ago
by 6 Jul 2016
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Gabriel Weinberg — holds since 2016-07-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A thought experiment serves to encourage speculation and logical thinking and to change paradigms. — tap to centre the map on it
A thought experiment serves to encourage speculation and logical thinking and to change paradigms.
Last stated 5 years ago
1 Feb 2022
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Shane Parrish — holds since 2022-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Any one person's list of mental models is shaped by their own experience and is likely incomplete. — tap to centre the map on it
Any one person's list of mental models is shaped by their own experience and is likely incomplete.
Last stated 10 years ago
by 6 Jul 2016
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Gabriel Weinberg — holds since 2016-07-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building procedural systems is an effective way to explore and test mental models. — tap to centre the map on it
Building procedural systems is an effective way to explore and test mental models.
Last stated 8 years ago
20 Jan 2019
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Emily Short — holds since 2019-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everyone has a circle of competence, and it is very hard to advance — tap to centre the map on it
Everyone has a circle of competence, and it is very hard to advance
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Charlie Munger — holds since c. 1994 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A leader who projects unflappable seriousness causes their team to hide problems and honest feedback. — tap to centre the map on it
A leader who projects unflappable seriousness causes their team to hide problems and honest feedback.
Last stated 2 years ago
5 May 2025
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Ken Norton — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Flat or leaderless organizational structures eventually give way to some form of leadership. — tap to centre the map on it
Flat or leaderless organizational structures eventually give way to some form of leadership.
Last stated 3 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Giving a vendor brutally honest feedback helps the vendor and the customer's own company more than polite praise given out of fear — tap to centre the map on it
Giving a vendor brutally honest feedback helps the vendor and the customer's own company more than polite praise given out of fear
Last stated 11 months ago
21 Nov 2025
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Brendan Gregg — holds since 2025-11-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How people feel at work determines how well they work, and humor is one lever on that feeling. — tap to centre the map on it
How people feel at work determines how well they work, and humor is one lever on that feeling.
Last stated 2 years ago
5 May 2025
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Ken Norton — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Keep loading people who make consistently good decisions with more decisions until they start making bad ones. — tap to centre the map on it
Keep loading people who make consistently good decisions with more decisions until they start making bad ones.
Last stated 2 months ago
20 Sept 2026
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Peter Sellis — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People gravitate toward arrogant leaders in uncertain times because they mistake swagger for strength and skill. — tap to centre the map on it
People gravitate toward arrogant leaders in uncertain times because they mistake swagger for strength and skill.
Last stated 5 months ago
24 May 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off. — tap to centre the map on it
A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off.
Last stated a month ago
29 Sept 2026
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Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team of jerks almost never becomes a great team, in sport or in business is not the point, but rather being good in their given position is what earns a spot — tap to centre the map on it
A team of jerks almost never becomes a great team, in sport or in business is not the point, but rather being good in their given position is what earns a spot
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Apr 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-04-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An obsession with titles is what will screw people over. — tap to centre the map on it
An obsession with titles is what will screw people over.
Last stated 7 months ago
14 Apr 2026
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Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are
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Trust between colleagues comes from shared mental models built through mutual investment.
Last stated 13 Jul 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Ben Kuhn
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Same subject: mental models
A few dozen mental models are enough to get a firm grasp of how the world works.
Last stated by 12 Aug 2017 · 9 years ago
Holds James Clear
Same subject: mental 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.
Last stated by 12 Aug 2017 · 9 years ago
Holds James Clear
Same subject: mental models
A mental model only helps if it is known well, practised, and applied in the right context at the right time.
Last stated by 6 Jul 2016 · 10 years ago
Holds Gabriel Weinberg
Same subject: mental models
A small set of mental models comes up again and again in everyday decisions, problem solving and truth seeking.
Last stated by 6 Jul 2016 · 10 years ago
Holds Gabriel Weinberg
Same subject: mental models
A thought experiment serves to encourage speculation and logical thinking and to change paradigms.
Last stated 1 Feb 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Shane Parrish
Same subject: mental models
Any one person's list of mental models is shaped by their own experience and is likely incomplete.
Last stated by 6 Jul 2016 · 10 years ago
Holds Gabriel Weinberg
Same subject: mental models
Building procedural systems is an effective way to explore and test mental models.
Last stated 20 Jan 2019 · 8 years ago
Holds Emily Short
Same subject: mental models
Everyone has a circle of competence, and it is very hard to advance
Last stated c. 1994
Holds Charlie Munger
Same subject: behavioural science
A leader who projects unflappable seriousness causes their team to hide problems and honest feedback.
Last stated 5 May 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Ken Norton
Same subject: behavioural science
Flat or leaderless organizational structures eventually give way to some form of leadership.
Last stated 10 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Michael Lopp
Same subject: behavioural science
Giving a vendor brutally honest feedback helps the vendor and the customer's own company more than polite praise given out of fear
Last stated 21 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Brendan Gregg
Same subject: management
How people feel at work determines how well they work, and humor is one lever on that feeling.
Last stated 5 May 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Ken Norton
Same subject: management
Keep loading people who make consistently good decisions with more decisions until they start making bad ones.
Last stated 20 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Peter Sellis
Same subject: management
People gravitate toward arrogant leaders in uncertain times because they mistake swagger for strength and skill.
Last stated 24 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Adam Grant
Same subject: hiring
A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off.
Last stated 29 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Danny Martinez
Same subject: hiring
A team of jerks almost never becomes a great team, in sport or in business is not the point, but rather being good in their given position is what earns a spot
Last stated 10 Apr 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: hiring
An obsession with titles is what will screw people over.
Last stated 14 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Brian Lovin