This week’s mental model is splendidly simple, and could improve both your personal and professional relationships! What is Gottman’s Magic Ratio? John & Julie Gottman are world renowned for their…
Even if you’re not already familiar with Parkinson’s law by name, I think you won’t have much trouble recognizing it! What is Parkinson’s Law? Parkinson’s law is a proverb coined…
Mental Model Minute is back this week with cognitive reframing. It’s a fantastic concept from the discipline of psychology that is useful to apply both in personal and professional situations!…
If you harbor the desire to have some idea what others mean when they mention entropy (or maybe even use it in a sentence yourself) – read on! What is…
The internet has completely changed the way we consume information. This has had some interesting consequences, one of which is this week’s mental model – the filter bubble. 🧠 What…
This week we’re looking at Hanlon’s Razor. It’s a lovely model to apply liberally in both personal and professional life. Beware – it’s deceptively simple. At first glance, this might…
If you don’t already know this week’s model Zero-Sum Game, you may well have heard of it before. It’s a key concept from game theory to add to your growing…
A fallacy generally refers to the results of some illogical reasoning. The straw man fallacy has to be one of the best named of all the fallacies! You’ll want to…
Every day we make so many small low-impact decisions. This mental model may just change how you go about making those decisions. I’m not exaggerating when I say that it’s…
Time to tackle anchoring. Once you’re familiar with this one, you might just start to notice it everywhere! ⚓ What is Anchoring? Anchoring is a cognitive bias that describes the…