2. 🪞Invent frameworks to shift how people think

• Become better at probing other people’s thinking. Ask questions. Simple ones are better. “Why” is the best.
• Slow down. Make sure you give yourself time to think.
• Probe yourself. Try and understand if you’re talking about something you really know ...

Life can throw some seriously tricky puzzles our way, and figuring them out often feels like untangling a ball of yarn in the dark. That’s where mental models come in—a set of simple yet powerful ideas that act like a flashlight, helping to navigate the confusion, make be...

They are mental shortcuts we use, which generally help us make quick decisions, but don’t always work out for the best. 

Our brains were never wired to be truly rational because there is way too much information in the world for us to process. We evolved instead to make decisio...