Correct Maps Are Useless: A guide to mental models

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Correct Maps Are Useless Andreas Mosti | Bekk Consulting

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https://unsplash.com/photos/nLXOatvTaLo

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The World Until Yesterday – Jared Diamond

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The World Until Yesterday – Jared Diamond

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What are mental models? https://fs.blog/mental-models/

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https://fs.blog/mental-models/

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First Principles https://fs.blog/first-principles/

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https://ssosulski.roam.garden/PN:-The-first-principles

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https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/4483305-

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https://sahilbloom.substack.com/p/first-principles-thinking

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Second Order Thinking https://fs.blog/second-order-thinking/

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https://fs.blog/second-order-thinking/

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“And then what?”

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https://sketchplanations.com/chestertons-fence

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“Noen ganger må man rive ned gjerdet for å vite hvorfor det er der.” – Sigbjørn Lund Olsen

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias

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https://jamesclear.com/common-mental-errors

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https://e24.no/boers-og-finans/i/Al7gBx/eirik-24-har-tjent-17-millioner-kroner-paa-tesla-aksjer

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Occam's razor https://fs.blog/occams-razor/

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Occam’s razor Among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected. https://fs.blog/occams-razor/

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Occam’s razor When you have two competing theories that make exactly the same predictions, the simpler one is better. https://fs.blog/occams-razor/

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Hanlon's razor https://fs.blog/mental-model-hanlons-razor/

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Hanlon’s razor “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” - Robert J. Hanlon https://fs.blog/occams-razor/

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Hanlon’s razor “Never attribute to malice that which is plainly explained by stupidity incompetence or ignorance ” https://fs.blog/occams-razor/

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https://matthewcook.medium.com/hanlons-razor-f7fa63e70e9a

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Regression Toward the mean https://fs.blog/regression-to-the-mean/

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Regression Toward the mean “The rule goes that, in any series with complex phenomena that are dependent on many variables, where chance is involved, extreme outcomes tend to be followed by more moderate ones.” – Daniel Kahneman

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Team Apps Goals Goal/App Red Bull Salzburg 27 29 1.07 Borussia Dortmund 89 86 0.966 Manchester City 13 20 1.53 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland

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Team Apps Goals Goal/App Red Bull Salzburg 27 29 1.07 Borussia Dortmund 89 86 0.966 Manchester City 13 20 1.53 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland

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Team Apps Goals Goal/App Red Bull Salzburg 27 29 1.07 Borussia Dortmund 89 86 0.966 Manchester City 13 20 1.53 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Haaland Overall: 1.0465116279

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The map is not the territory https://fs.blog/map-and-territory/

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“The description of the thing is not the thing itself”

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https://www.instagram.com/p/6HL2wwptz0/

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https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/eudxdb/a_world_map_if_it_was_drawn_by_a_fish/

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Johnson_(businessman)

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“All models are wrong, but some are useful” - George Box https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_models_are_wrong