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#155 - Mental Models

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content

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Navigating Mental Models: The Intersection of Optimism and Reality

This chapter explores the idea of mental models, highlighting survivorship bias and the necessity of considering base rates when making decisions. It emphasizes the overlooked failures behind success stories and discusses the balance between rationality and emotion in decision-making.

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