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Key takeaways from General Thinking Tools: 9 Mental Models to Solve Difficult Problems

While there are millions of mental models, I find these the most useful in solving difficult problems. These general thinking tools should be taught in every school. Open at source

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He opened up a world of mental models, which is just a fancy schmancy word that means thinking tools that you can use to solve problems.
Thought experiments can be defined as “devices of the imagination used to investigate the nature of things.”[1]
Second-order thinking is thinking farther ahead and thinking holistically. It requires us to not only consider our actions and their immediate consequences, but the subsequent effects of those actions as well. Failing to consider the second and third order effects can unleash disaster.
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