3 Problems With Learning Mental Models Online And 7 Ways To Solve Them

Mental models are conceived representations of how the world works.

They run our lives, economies, relationships, businesses, governments and everything in between.

Look around you.

Everything you see around you was at some point, just a mental model in someone else’s head.

Some mental models see the light of day, in physical manifestations like charts and objects.

And yet…most mental models remain largely invisible.

They remain under-explained and under-utilised, hidden inside the brains of people who don’t articulate it out in the world.

The only hint of its existence comes from the occasional one-liner quote from someone successful, through some interview response that provides an elusive glimpse.

In Ray Dalio’s Principles, he attributes majority of his success to his ability to identify mental models and identify what works best, an amazing feat in itself.

However, the next part is even more incredulous — the art of skilfully packaging the essence of his life experiences, successes and failures into consumable recipes that others can follow and replicate for themselves.

Imagine how much we could emulate if we had an epic compilation of successful mental models from extraordinary people.

“As to methods there may be a million…