Spencer of the Three Buckets

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Spencer: An idea that captures some pattern in the world, and then you can kind of spot that pattern and know something about it through the mental model is a great way of putting it. So to start, let's talk about the three buckets. What are the three buckets? Spencer: If an idea passes these three buckets, if it aligns with what physics, math, chemistry tell us, or biology tells us, it's an idea we can bank on. And one of the key examples of this is reciprocation.

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What is a mental model? What are "the three buckets"? How can Galilean relativity and alloying apply to non-science parts of life? What is the goal-gradient hypothesis? Why is it useful to know about signalling, especially in a social context? How can the concept of marginal safety apply outside of investing? More generally, why should people learn about mental models?

Blas Moros is writer, thinker, and entrepreneur. He's the CEO of Frontier and the founder of Latticework. Find more about him at blas.com, or follow him on Twitter at @blasmoros.

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