The Golden Hammer - VMUG Community Session / Keynote

Recorded for the 2021 Northeast Regional VMUG Usercon but presented at many VMUG Usercons over the years. On YouTube here - https://youtu.be/-HDpVxaGtAc
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Ever heard that IT is constantly changing? Or that we all need to be constantly learning? Simple in theory, hard in practice even if like me that's part of what you love about IT. What if you could hack your brain to learn faster? To understand data, situations, and people more quickly? We'll discuss how mental models can help you comprehend more quickly, explore some common ones, illustrate them with IT stories, and let you know where you can learn more.

Transcript

1. Andrew Miller @andriven Or “Hacking your Brain” and other Clickbait The Golden Hammer
5. Tweet Blogger I have a job! Email Background Certs @ andriven @ thinkmeta.net @ (Principal Technology Strategist) andrew.miller@purestorage.com 7 years customer + 8 years partner + 2 years tech marketing Lots of Random Ones 10x vExpert A bit about me… (Andrew Miller)
6. Don’t Worry
13. I think it is undeniably true that the human brain must work in models. The trick is to have your brain work better than the other person’s brain because it understands the most fundamental models: ones that will do most work per unit. Charlie Munger (Rich & Famous)
14. Wait just a minute… Appeal to Authority
16. How we think determines how we act. We all have mental models. Do you know yours?
17. Imperfect but useful.
18. Diversify. Let’s look at some…
28. Availability Bias
29. NASA != Flawless NASA = Flawless
30. “Creativity is mixing and matching patterns of everything you've ever experienced or come to know in your lifetime. It's saying "this is kinda like that." The neural mechanism for doing this is everywhere in the cortex.” On Intelligence Jeff Hawkins
31. 1. Skills of Reflection 2. Skills of Inquiry
32. https://medium.com/@yegg/me ntal-models-i-find-repeatedly- useful-936f1cc405d Or Google ‘duckduckgo mental models’