What James Clear thinks about physics

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Writer on habits and decision-making; author of Atomic Habits and the 3-2-1 newsletter, and publisher of long-running book recommendation lists.

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   Our readingMental models are imperfect but useful: no single one explains everything, yet the best of them have let people build and travel.

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   Their wordsMental models are imperfect, but useful. There is no single mental model from physics or engineering, for example, that provides a flawless explanation of the entire universe, but the best mental models from those disciplines have allowed us to build bridges and roads, develop new technologies, and even travel to outer space.

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