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    #152: Mental Models

    May 24th, 2022 · 79 minutes

    David & Mike share some of their favorite mental models and how to use them for better sensemaking.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Linking Your Thinking
    The Great Mental Models Volume 1 by Shane Parrish & Rhiannon Beaubien
    Bookworm #113: The Great Mental Models, Volume 1
    The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul
    Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
    Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
    Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
    Ship 30 for 30
    Liminal Thinking by Dave Gray
    Think Again by Adam Grant