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#32 May 2, 2020 Issue #32 - Panic and Neglect Cycle 🎡 – Anyone else been consuming an unhealthy amount of news lately?! I've noticed a lot of criticism of go
#31 Apr 25, 2020 Issue #31 - Tragedy of the Commons🐄 – Hello everyone! I've taken a little break over the past few months, but I've been drawn back to share
#30 Dec 28, 2019 Issue #30 - The Peak End Rule 🏁 – Here's a great mental model that is fitting for the last post of the year: The Peak End Rule! 🧠
#29 Dec 21, 2019 Issue #29 - The Planning Fallacy 🗓️ – I'll admit it, this issue took me longer to write than expected. In fact, every issue does. This phen
#28 Nov 30, 2019 Issue #28 - Status Quo Bias ⛰️ – This week's mental model originated in the field of psychology and behavioral economics. It's a parti
#27 Nov 2, 2019 Issue #27 - Social Proof 👥 – Have you heard of this one? This week I'm covering social proof, another popular mental model from ps
#26 Oct 19, 2019 Issue #26 - Confirmation Bias 🍎 – It's been a while since I've sent a new mental model. Luckily these mental models are not perishable!
#25 Apr 20, 2019 Issue #25 - Fundamental Attribution Error 🤷 – When I understood this week's mental model it actually made me a more understanding person!It's calle
#24 Apr 13, 2019 Issue #24 - Dunbar's Number 🕸️ – Mental Models Weekly is back with Dunbar's Number - a useful mental model from the social sciences th
#23 Mar 23, 2019 Issue #23 - The Filter Bubble 💭 – The internet has completely changed the way we consume information. This has had some interesting con
#22 Feb 23, 2019 Issue #22 - Entropy 🛀 – If you harbor the desire to have some idea what others mean when they mention entropy (or maybe even
#21 Feb 16, 2019 Issue #21 - The Four Stages of Competence 💡 – This week we're learning a model that's about learning! 😉
#20 Feb 9, 2019 Issue #20 - Cognitive Reframing 🖼️ – Mental Models Weekly is back this week with cognitive reframing. It's a fantastic concept from the di
#19 Nov 10, 2018 Mental Models Weekly - Issue #19 - Parkinson's Law ⏳ – Even if you're not already familiar with Parkinson's law by name, I think you won't have much trouble
#18 Oct 27, 2018 Mental Models Weekly - Issue #18 - Shoshin (Beginner's Mind) 🧘🏻 – This week's mental model comes from Zen Buddhism. (Don't worry - this newsletter is still agnostic, b
#17 Oct 20, 2018 Mental Models Weekly - Issue #17 - Gottman's Magic Ratio 👥 – This week's mental model is splendidly simple, and could improve both your personal and professional
#16 Sep 29, 2018 Mental Models Weekly - Issue #16 - Dunning Kruger Effect 👱 – I've had a couple of requests for this one! We're going back to the discipline of psychology this wee
