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November 2023

Mental Models - Bayes' Theorem ✨
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Bayes’ Theorem comes to us from probability, and is crucial if you wish to think clearly, and…
Mental Models - Discretionary Time ⏰
You might have thought about discretionary income, but have you thought about discretionary time?
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Mental Models - Fast, Cheap, Good 🔺
Life is full of trade offs. Mentally process them quickly with this simple model.

October 2023

Mental Models - Yum, Yuck, Meh 👅
A simple shortcut to find out someone’s intuitive preference, or maybe even your own.
Mental Models - Alloying 🔥
Today I bring you a short read about alloying, a useful model from the discipline of physics.
Mental Models - Response Bias 🍔
Do you try to tell the truth? Do others? Do you agree a half truth is a whole lie as the proverb says? Does it matter if it’s fully conscious or not?

September 2023

Mental Models - The Third Story 🎶
This is a simple idea that all experts in negotiation have in their toolkit. If you ever have to negotiate, or resolve conflict in your life at work or…
Mental Models - Sensory Food 🥬
I’ve been thinking a lot about what I ingest. Not just through my mouth - but also what I ingest through the other senses. The sensory “food”.
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Julia Clavien
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Mental Models - Cognitive Dissonance 🤖
I’ve always used writing as a tool for creating meaning, but now that machines write so well it feels less meaningful. Can I spin this into a neat post…
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Julia Clavien

March 2023

Mental Models - Cognitive Switching Penalty 🚦
TLDR: just do one thing at a time, don’t multitask.
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Julia Clavien
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