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Mental Models for Decision-Making: Learning to Live in a Chaotic World
How to handle a setback, layoff, or just the daily chaos! Here is some advice that worked for me.
It can seem like anarchy rules supreme in a globe battered by market volatility, social instability, lay-offs, and fast-growing climatic threats. Significant changes occur overnight: whole sectors become remote, global supply chains halt, ecosystems approach tipping points, and we are left trying to react. When everything around you is changing, how can you keep a consistent hand on the wheel? No,w let’s include mental models.
These systems enable you to map your future actions more precisely, see challenges from many sides, and handle complexity. They are not merely business-school jargon or theoretical abstractions. Consider them cognitive tools — developed over centuries by philosophers, economists, businesses, and scientists — that let you make wise judgments in a fast-moving environment.
From how internet corporations pivot in crises to how policymakers handle climate extremes, below, we will investigate how mental models fit into real-world turbulence. By the conclusion, you will have a fresh understanding of how to use mental models for your startup, career, and personal life.
