About Mental Models In A Nutshell: Practical Thinking Frameworks To Amplify Your Decision Making And Simplify Your Life

What would you do if there was a tool to help you make better decisions in less time? You’d jump at the chance, wouldn’t you?

Imagine you’re 7 years old and you’re at the candy store with your father. You’ve got 10 cents, and there are two treats you’d like to buy.

The trouble is, together, they cost 15 cents. As your father advised you, spending your money wisely would entail getting the most favorite treats you can afford. And you’d be satisfied with the purchase!

Eventually, you decide to get only one of your favored brands. That one costs 5 cents, and with 10 cents in your pocket, you can walk away with two of those. So ultimately, while you may not have gotten everything you desired, you still got some of what you wanted.

Believe it or not, you used a mental model to help you make that decision. Or rather, at 7, you would have had the help of one of your father’s mental models.

As you grew, you would have added bits of your own experiences to this basic framework to help you make similar purchases in the future.

Based on this example, can you see how mental models work?

Mental models help you filter information, which allows you to see things more clearly and make better decisions.

Mental models are also a shortcut to finding the quickest and the best route to solve your problems, whether work-related or personal.

The beauty of mental models is that their variety is virtually infinite, and they help you come up with solutions for just about any issue.

So you’re thinking about opening a business. You’re not sure what kind of business will be best. The law of Supply and Demand can help. It dictates that companies provide the goods and services demanded by the public. The most profitable companies are those that do this best.

Armed with this knowledge, you can now narrow down your options considerably.
Another that can assist you with your plans is Comparative Advantage. If you have a particular set of skills, but not others, it may be more cost-effective for you to enter certain lines of business, where you’ll have a comparative advantage over your competitors, but not others.

“”Developing the habit of mastering the multiple models that underlie reality is the best thing you could do,”” according to Charlie Munger, who credits his success to the lifetime cultivation of a “”latticework”” of mental models on which to frame his decisions.

The problem with the average person’s mental models is that most are not designed to handle complexity.

And while the conscious use of mental models is possible, they require higher-order thinking skills that few people engage in for various reasons. But that doesn’t have to be you!

Mental Models In A Nutshell: Practical Thinking Frameworks To Amplify Your Decision Making And Simplify Your Life will give you the tools to simplify complexity and help you create the latticework that serves you best. This book will teach you:

How mental models declutter your thinking and stimulate decision-making (warning: immediate impact on 4 cognitive processes!) – Pg. 51

The Master List of mental models (including the best two used by Munger) – Pg. 110

3 characteristics that help you to spot an excellent mental model – Pg. 73

Why we don’t use mental models and what we tend to do instead – Pg. 13

Tricks for identifying differences between poor and sound thinking – avoiding the first while doing more of the second – Pg. 16

All about the popular mental model that says you should never assign to malice what can be explained by incompetence – Pg. 142

How to acquire the skills you need for building your great “”latticework”” of mental models – Pg. 113

How to make your mental toolkit resemble a Swiss-army knife in 5 steps – Pg 155

Munger is not the only prominent figure to have tapped into the insights provided by mental models. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have also repeatedly cited the central role in their personal and professional lives. That’s a rare company to be in.

If you want to amplify your decision-making and simplify your life, you need to harness the power of mental models. The first step is to click “Add to Cart” now.

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Author Bio:
Thinknetic publishes books that speak to people’s minds. We love uncovering and discussing topics like critical thinking, philosophies, or mental models (to name a few), and we’re earnest to share with you their daily applicability.

Our books start the conversation about the thought process and ways to improve it from different perspectives. Expect to be entertained, inspired, maybe a little bit enlightened, and supported to take action.

In every book, we provide you with a mix of storytelling, timeless quotes, theories made easy (and making a lot more sense), tools, and strategies to support you in improving your life while improving your thinking.

About Japanese Myths: Captivating Myths, Legends, and Tales from Japan by Matt Clayton

Did you know that, according to Japanese mythology, there are said to be an infinite number of kami that inhabit every part of nature?

Japanese mythology offers a fascinating lens from which to gaze upon the natural world. Through tales of heroic samurai, creepy vengeful ghosts, and deities that wield the mighty powers of nature, these stories and mythical figures emphasize the importance of humans living harmoniously with their surroundings.

It is often said that in order to understand a country’s culture and history, one needs to simply look at the stories they tell about the world around them. By learning about different kami and yokai, by examining the role both Shintoism and Buddhism have played in the shaping of myths, and by simply reading folktales and ghost stories, one can gain an appreciation for modern Japanese society.

While it would be impossible to gather all the different Japanese myths with all their local variations into a single book, this introductory guide provides the interested reader with a nice, if somewhat modest, collection of stories to get them started on this fantastical journey.

Some of the topics you’ll discover by reading this book include:
• The mythical creation of Japan
• The legendary origins of Japan’s imperial family
• Interesting facts about the different kami and yokai
• The fascinating intersection between Shintoism and Buddhism in Japanese mythology
• Chilling Japanese ghost stories
• Heroic tales about a pearl diver and a man born from a peach
• A story about literal star-crossed lovers that inspired the Tanabata festival, which is celebrated to this very day
• And much more!

If you want to learn more about the fascinating world of Japanese Mythology, get this book now!

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Matt Clayton is a best-selling author who is particularly known for his excellent take on mythology. Two of his best-selling books are Greek Mythology: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters and Norse Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Norse Folklore Including Fairy Tales, Legends, Sagas and Myths of the Norse Gods and Heroes.
As an author, Matt's mission is to unveil the captivating stories from the ancient world. So far, he has done a phenomenal job in terms of giving the readers what they want. When Matt is not wearing the author's hat, he is either reading, eating, sleeping or working on projects related to his brand Captivating History.

About ADA IN LONDON – SURVIVING THE TRAUMAS BY GRACY UKALA

Ada in London, Surviving the Traumas is the story of a Nigerian Headteacher who is persuaded against her will by her husband, to relocate to the United Kingdom, in order to work and save her family from financial ruin. This is after he, Fred, had gone abroad and lost a huge sum of borrowed money, under suspicious circumstances. Fred, instead of taking the plunge himself, of relocating to a foreign country, to put right the mess he has made, he insists that Ada should abandon her family and go abroad.

Ada refuses over and over again, but her husband uses all bullying tactics to make her believe that, if her family got into financial ruin, it would be Ada’s fault and it would be simply because she is very selfish and doesn’t care enough about her family’s welfare…

Ada succumbs to all the pressure from her husband and her children and travels to London with very little money in her pocket ..

All through her first few years in London, Ada suffers from all sorts of problems:
– acute cold
– racism
– degradation
– acute loneliness
– lack of money
– total lack of love and support from her husband
– several heart-rending bereavements
and so on and so forth.

If you are wondering how Ada manages to survive the traumas, just get a copy of the novel and read her story for yourself.

Here’s one review from Outskirts’ Press who first published the book in 2005.

“A lot of burning and topical issues are covered by Gracy Ukala in Ada in London. Such issues include a woman’s ability to survive nobly without succumbing to “selling her body”, or compromising her
human dignity. She touches on other issues such as “faith in God” and “faith in oneself”. Ms Ukala’s most poignant and passionate theme remains the need for equality of the sexes to some extent, especially, in relationships or marriages. She believes fiercely that every woman has a right to choose what makes her happy, instead of being forced to remain in a relationship because that is what society expects of her, or because that would make her man happy!”

There are many more issues that Ada has to tackle in order to be true to herself and to her God. Ada’s survival is mainly due to her own determination to succeed. Ada’s hard work, her leadership skills and her absolute faith in God, all combine to see her through her dark moments of suffering.

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Gracy Ukala is an award-winning novel. Her first novel, Dizzy Angel – 1985, won several Literary awards in Nigeria and in Switzerland.

Her second novel, The broken Bond is studied in many Universities while Ada In London is more of a Memoir, reflecting on Ada's ventures in London, UK, after being abandoned by her husband.

Gracy is a retired Headteacher who now runs her own Life Coaching Service: Life Mastery Masterclass.
She continues to write and now has her own works on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.

About Divorce Proof Your Children

Divorce. Just the word “divorce” can cause your stomach to clench, sweat to drop from your brow, and an increased heart rate. Divorce takes everything that was good and lovely in marriage and utterly crushes it.

This book has been written out of what my eyes have seen, my ears have heard, and six years of observation, and subsequently research, into the world of divorce, and what a woman that has been scorned will do, and the lengths she will go to hurt the man she once loved pay for hurting her. And how she will use the power of the law and the police to get what she wants.

While the book touches on the ugliness of divorce between the woman and the man, it also touches on custody and co-parenting from someone who has been there and experienced a divorce. It offers guidance, it offers a fresh perspective, and it offers hope.

“Marriage is not 50-50; Divorce is 50-50. Marriage must be 100-100. It isn’t dividing everything in half but giving everything, you’ve got.” -D. Willis

After all, you may be divorcing your spouse, but your children are not divorcing from their parents.

Things you should consider and things you should ask yourself when thinking about how divorce affects children:

– how much does divorce affect a child
– is divorce bad for a child
– what happens when you divorce with a child
– divorce and children’s future relationships
– how does divorce affect children’s relationships
– divorce and children’s self-esteem

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Amanda Smith is a mother, grandmother and life coach. Her years of talking with children who have gone through divorce gives her a unique perspective on the effects divorce has on them even into adulthood. Amanda wanted to get a message out to parents to please put the kids first if a divorce has to happen.

About The Other Shoes of Larry Martin: Book One: Revelation of Lies, by Pavane Ravel

“The Other Shoes of Larry Martin” is a story of transformation, a story of emotional, physical, and personal growth achieved by a remarkable young journalist, Larry Martin. Larry Martin is a young man – the only child of an abusive father – who was unwittingly indoctrinated into the belief system of the Alt-Right. Larry begins his journalism career writing for a right-wing website. After disaster strikes and he becomes homeless and unemployed, he finds the way forward to a prosperous, ethical, and enlightened future by profoundly changing all that he was.

During Larry’s turbulent fight for survival, he concludes that he must undergo a drastic transformation to find peace and personal success. He resolves to make significant changes and become a completely different person.

Larry’s story consists of hard times, revelation, growth, and transformation. There is sadness and joy. Discipline and discovery. Trauma and recovery.

Emerging author Pavane Ravel tells a gripping and unforgettable story that reminds us of the gravity of each decision we make in life. This is a story of self-examination and growth, and it’s relevant for readers of all beliefs and backgrounds.
(E-book on sale for $2.99 through the end of March)

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Pavane Ravel is a passionate writer and the author of her introductory novel series, “The Other Shoes of Larry Martin” with book one released titled “Revelation of Lies” and is available for purchase on her official website, Amazon Books, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble, and on many fine online book stores.

Ravel has always wanted to be a full-time writer and finally has reached the point in life where that dream is a reality. She traveled extensively over the years and has seen nearly the entire United States, much of Canada and Europe, along with some of Central America. Pavane also studied both political science and journalism in universities both stateside and in Europe.

Pavane is happily married with children; she enjoys discussing economics after working as a commodities broker. She and her family reside in New York as she spends her time concentrating on both family and her writing.

This book was an important story to tell for Pavane, as Larry Martin is such a complex and fascinating character. Pavane enjoys humor and loves to engage and connect with readers.