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TIP641: Improve Decision Making with Mental Models w/ Clay Finck & Kyle Grieve

Jun 30, 2024

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Clay Finck and Kyle Grieve discuss the importance of using proper explanations in analysis for investment decisions, optimizing reading for learning, using Bayes theorem for better decision making, understanding System I and System II thinking in investing, and incorporating mental models into daily thinking for improved problem-solving skills.

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Proper descriptions enhance valuation accuracy by contrasting different perspectives on businesses.

Combining narratives with statistics is crucial for developing strong investment theses.

Reading diverse literature aids in deepening comprehension and retention of key concepts.

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Importance of Using Proper Descriptions in Business Analysis

Using the right description when analyzing a business is crucial. For instance, contrasting how bears and bulls described the Amazon business highlights the importance of proper descriptions in valuation. By understanding a business's unique model, like comparing Amazon to Dell rather than traditional retailers, investors can make more accurate assessments.

Adler's Key Questions for Reading

01:00

Uncover Big Ideas Through Continuous Learning

01:55

The Challenge of Philosophy and Proper Business Description

03:23

Challenge Your Intuition

01:51

Intro

2min

Exploring Mental Models and Narratives in Decision Making

15min

Exploring Storytelling, Literature, and Deep Reading

4min

Innovative AI Stock Research Assistant and Financial Advisory for Bitcoin Investors

2min

Effective Learning Strategies and Deepening Understanding

6min

Importance of Critical Thinking in Reading and Investing

18min

Intrinsic Value, Stock Market Cycles, and Decision-Making Processes

8min

Optimizing Investment Strategies with System Two Thinking and Mental Models

24min

On today’s episode, Kyle Grieve and Clay Finck continue their conversation on Investing: The Last Liberal Art by Robert Hagstrom. We discuss details on why using the right explanation for a business is so important to a good investment thesis, simple ways to improve your reading to get more out of the books and content that you consume, how to use simple mathematical concepts to improve your decision making in real-time, how to understand better System I and System II thinking and how it directly applies to investing, some of the latest mental models Kyle has learned from interviewing recent guests, and a whole lot more!

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

03:34 - How to use the proper explanations in your analysis to determine the right comparable best.

06:18 - Why Tesla is so misunderstood.

10:33 - Why the economics of Dino Polska make it an invalid comparison to other grocers.

12:02 - The power of narratives in investing and how we can guard ourselves from getting overly optimistic.

17:43 - How to optimize reading for learning.

40:18 - How to use Bayes theorem to tip odds in your favour and change your position sizing.

45:45 - Why value and prices become disconnected, and how human psychology plays into this.

50:20 - Why intuition (system I thinking) is so difficult to rely on in the stock market.

01:09:22 - How to make thinking in mental models a habit.

01:14:59 - Some of the latest mental models Kyle has learned from interviewing some of his latest guests.

And so much more!

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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