Mental Models Toolkit

Upgrade your decision-making by mastering nine essential frameworks, from first principles thinking to your circle of competence, to solve complex problems with clarity. * **First principles thinking** to deconstruct tough problems * **Circle of competence** to make smarter, high-conviction decisions * **Systems thinking** to anticipate hidden ripple effects * **Nine core models** mastered for sharper daily reasoning

4 sections ยท 25 lessons

Course outline

Core Thinking Models

  1. Map vs. Territory
  2. Update Maps
  3. Knowing Your Circle of Competence
  4. Expanding Circle
  5. First Principles
  6. First Principles Application

Advanced Reasoning Tools

  1. Thought Experiments
  2. Second-Order Thinking
  3. Probabilistic Thinking
  4. Inversion
  5. Occam's Razor
  6. Hanlon's Razor

Building Wisdom

  1. Mental Model Toolkit
  2. Test Against Reality
  3. Reduce Blind Spots
  4. Latticework
  5. Knowledge vs. Understanding
  6. Learn from Failure

Mastering Application

  1. Models Are Maps
  2. Effortful Thinking
  3. Critical Thinking
  4. Decide Under Uncertainty
  5. Simplify Wisely
  6. Wisdom
  7. Integrate Daily

Start learning with Wondering