
How to Be Awesome at Your Job 400: Making Better Decisions through Multiple Mental Models with Shane Parrish (Host of The Knowledge Project podcast)
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Feb 11, 2019 AI Snips
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MBA Dropout
- Shane Parrish's MBA classmate argued with a professor about a case study.
- The classmate dramatically quit the program, inspiring Shane to explore Charlie Munger's work.
Narrow Lens
- People make decisions based on their specialized knowledge, leading to narrow perspectives.
- Overcoming this requires developing a multidisciplinary understanding and considering diverse viewpoints.
Second-Order Thinking
- Consider the second and third-order consequences of decisions to avoid unintended problems.
- Ask "And then what?" to evaluate long-term impacts.
