The Power Of Mental Models: How To Make Intelligent Decisions, Gain A Mental Edge And Increase Productivity

by Joseph Fowler

Overview

Have you ever thought to question your thinking?

 

Did you know you use mental models every day?

 

Or have you ever felt in a mental rut where nothing is new and exciting to think about?

 

If you are curious about any of these questions, this guide will give you the answers you have been searching for.

 

So many people have no idea what a mental model is - or that they control our lives.

 

Mental models are the mind's framework to help us make sense of the world, solve problems, and make informed decisions.

 

They are built with your education, past experiences, and habits of thought you create over time.

 

But did you know your mental models can go wrong?

 

And even be harmful to your life?

 

Harmful models come from biases or ill-formed beliefs, which can cause you to have low self-esteem, depression, and poor relationships. 

 

Understanding how mental models work is the first step towards using models to make you function more efficiently, make better, more logic-based decisions, and use your mental energy more wisely.

 

In his influential 2011 book Thinking: Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman explains the two systems of thinking the brain has and why it uses mental models.

 

He reveals that while part of our thinking is slow, thoughtful, and requires effort, the other part of our brain wants to conserve energy, using mental models to build shortcuts and patterns to automate our thoughts.

 

In this guide, you'll learn:

• The best and most effective way to train your mind, just like you train your body, to reach your greatest potential and find your power!
• Why your intuition may be seriously hindering or even hurting you
• The most-used models and how to reverse them to find mental flexibility and opportunity
• How you're unconsciously limiting yourself and narrowing your mind
• The key to getting out of your mental rut, before it's too late!
• How to rid yourself of your "default" ways of thinking to improve your relationships, and love yourself
• How to maximize life's benefits by changing your thinking!
• Why the most successful and happiest people are so good at "thinking out of the box" and how you can too!

 

Get a step ahead of everyone else by understanding your models, beliefs, and biases, so that you become aware of when they are affecting your choices and judgments.

 

With this guide, you will build your mental toolbox to more efficiently and effectively make decisions, solve problems, and realize your life's greatest potential.

 

Reclaim control of your mind from your mental models to achieve your best self by clicking "Add to Cart" right now!

 

Product Details

BN ID:	2940164540449
Publisher:	M & M Limitless Online Inc.
Publication date:	07/28/2020
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	464,276
File size:	300 KB

Table of Contents

Introduction........................................ 6

Chapter 1: What Are Mental Models?..10

Unforced Errors .................................................. 17

Chapter 2: Why Do We Use Mental

Models?............................................. 20

How Are Mental Models Created? ....................... 24

Chapter 3: Mental Models In Problem-Solving

.......................................................... 29

Better Problem Solving ........................................ 32

Chapter 4: Decision-Making With Mental

Models................................................ 36

Minimize Black And White Thinking................... 39

Logic Vs. Emotions ...............................................41

Chapter 5: Factors That Define The

Quality Of The Mental Model..............47

First Principles ......................................................55

The Pareto Principle .............................................56

Chapter 6: Biases And Heuristics .......59

Availability ............................................................61

Regression To The Mean...................................... 62

Affect Heuristic .................................................... 63

Overestimation Of Randomness ...........................65

Rational Choice Theory......................................... 71

Less-Is-More Effects .............................................72

Chapter 7: Most Used Mental Models .75

Confirmation Bias .................................................76

Disconfirmation Bias ............................................78

Backfire Effect.......................................................79

Self-Serving Bias .................................................. 80

Fundamental Attribution Error ........................... 82

Optimistic Probability Biases............................... 88

Occam's Razor...................................................... 89

Hanlon's Razor..................................................... 90

Forer Effect ...........................................................91

Declinism ............................................................. 93

Nudging................................................................ 94

Anchoring............................................................. 96

Forcing Functions .................................................97

Theory Of Constraints.......................................... 98

The Tragedy Of The Commons ............................ 99

Certainty Effect .................................................. 100

Framing............................................................... 101

Sunk-Cost Fallacy................................................106

Survivorship Bias ............................................... 108

Pro-Innovation Bias ............................................ 112

Clustering Illusion............................................... 113

Chapter 8: Cognitive Dissonance...... 114

What To Do ......................................................... 118

Forced Compliance .............................................120

Decision-Making................................................. 121

Effort................................................................... 123

Chapter 9: Reversible Vs. Irreversible

Decisions ......................................... 125

Think Outside The Box .......................................128

Conclusion....................................... 136

References .......................................140

Disclaimer........................................ 144