Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

Mental models that apply across disciplines (with Blas Moros)

Mar 2, 2022

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Creating an Alloy in Personal Development

01:43

Evolutionary Mimicry and Human Culture

01:22

Introduction

2min

Spencer of the Three Buckets

2min

The Power of Reciprocity

2min

Galilean Relativity: An Inertial Framework

3min

Galilean Relativity: A Mental Model for Understanding Blind Spots

2min

The Mental Model of Allowing

2min

The 80/20 Mindset

2min

Exploring Unrelated Ideas

2min

The Importance of Cross-Applying Ideas

2min

10.

The Goal Gradient Hypothesis

2min

11.

How to Calm Down Quickly and Effectively

2min

12.

Signaling in the Human System

2min

13.

The Evolution of Style

3min

14.

The Importance of Signaling

2min

15.

The Power of Social Hierarchies

2min

16.

The Importance of Margin of Safety in Value Investing

2min

17.

The Benefits of No Brainer Decisions

2min

18.

The Lattice Work: A Community of People Who Have Shared Values and Curiosity

2min

19.

How to Create a Mental Model Community

2min

20.

The Importance of Win-Win Negotiation

3min

21.

How to Negotiate With a Monolith

2min

22.

How to Believe What You Believe

2min

Read the full transcript here.

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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