The 80/20 Mindset

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Spencer: It's usually more effective to blend in something that you don't have naturally. And I think what Scott Adams is trying to get across with his talent stack is it's maybe hard to be the absolute best in any one thing. He references himself where he says, "I understand business and economics fairly well." Spencer: Is there a big bang for the buck to add just a little bit of one of these traits to what we already have?

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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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