So i did all my work on this, and then i realized that i was straying too far outside my circle of competence. So i came up with things that, a, it's got be something that people can do in their spare time to complete these courses. And when you thought about the courses, what was the first principle of a course that you came back to? The emotion. This is something that comes up all the time in writing, i'm going to be honest with you, fiction or not fiction. I mean, there's so many times that the the graveyard of examples for the great mental model’s book is dozens and dozens of pages. Sometimes it's hard
Rhiannon Beaubien is the Managing Editor of Farnam Street Media, serving as the lead writer and editor of the influential Farnum Street blog and Brainfood Newsletter, founded by Shane Parrish. She is also the co-author, along with Parrish, of The Great Mental Models and the author of novel Alone Among Spies. Before joining Farnam Street, she previously worked in Canadian Intelligence.
Rhiannon joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss Farnam Street, the importance of mental models, working with Shane Parrish and her writing career.
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