All models are wrong. Some are useful. And one of the easiest was astronomy under ptolemy. However, ship captains could use his model to finally steer their ships right. So i definitely think it presents a quagmire when you start doing mental models if you're not looking for use. Also, in my opinion, at least i've feund, you've got to be brutal and understand when a mental model stops working. People get set in their ways. I mean, that's the term everyone understands, theyre set in their Ways. If you don't continually upgrade your mental models, you're not going to succeed, in our opinion. You mentioned elon mus
Description:George Mack is a creator who writes about the intersection of mental models, marketing, and technological tools and tactics. His marketing agency “Multiply” has helped grow some of the fasted growing businesses in the world backed by VCs like Stripe, YC, Sequoia, and LVMH.
Show Notes:
- Specific knowledge and technology
- Rise of TikTok
- Bringing people closer to tech
- Regulation slowing down tech innovation
- High agency filters
- A self-made teenage billionaire?
- New forms of education
- Word of mouth 2.0
- The best marketer doesn’t look like a marketer
- Elon’s 21 second pause
- Optimizing for luck
- The smart friend razor
- Superpower in being weird
- How to build a porn site
- Assess others to assess yourself
- The issue with personality tests
- Advice to the young
Books Mentioned:
- Zero to One; by Peter Thiel
- Tao Te Ching; by Lao Tzu
- The Bhagavad Gita