On: Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful (2016)

[aisofteng]

I don’t understand the point of this list. It’s just a list of concepts on various degrees of commonality. What’s the motivation of making a list like this? What’s the benefit?

[mattnewport → aisofteng]

I've seen Charlie Munger's talk mentioned in the article in the past too and my main takeaway is that apparently people think in very different ways because I have the same reaction as you and don't understand the value or purpose of a list like this.

[maroonblazer → aisofteng]

The author answers that question in the introduction:

"I find mental models are useful to try to make sense of things and to help generate ideas."