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#55 Scott Page: Becoming a Model Thinker

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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The More Models You Have, the More Potential You Have

The more models you have, it is a good thing in general, but only to the point where they're relevant for the specific problem that you are facing. Having extra models, if they're not useful, is not good. But the more tools you have in your tool box, the more likely you can accommodate a wide variety of jobs. You get this sort of bonus from thinking about a variety of models. And so the book, what was super fun about the book, and what's been really rewarding about it, is what i do as i lay out this philosophy. This is why to confront the complexiy of the modern world, you need a variety of model thinkers.

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