intro: acquiring wisdom

Question 1

thinking better isn’t about being a genius but…..

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its about the process we use to uncover reality and the choices we make once we do

Question 2

what is a mental model

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its a representation of how things work, kind of like a manual for your brain

Question 3

in order to see a problem for what it is we must…

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first break it down into its substanted parts so its inner connections can reveal themself.

Question 4

being able to accurately describe the full scope of a situation is

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the first step to understanding the inner connections of something

Question 5

simple and well defined problems don’t need many lens because

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the variables are already known and obvious, for example how to put gas in a car

Question 6

when a problem is more complex you need more lenses because

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the solution isn’t readily available and requires you to tackle the problem from different angles

Question 7

true or false: all lenses apply to all problems

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false

Question 8

most problems are

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multidimensional

Question 9

understanding must be what

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tested against reality

Question 10

if you never test your ideas then

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you’ll never know if they are rooted in reality

Question 11

what is the biggest weakness we all have

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we have blindspots that we don’t see or notice

Question 12

what keeps us from interacting from reality? hint 3 things

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1. not having right perspective or vantage point 2. ego induce denial 3. distance from consequences of our decisions

Question 13

perspective flaw?

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we have a hard time seeing any system we are in. we have limits to our perspection

Question 14

ego flaw?

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we have too much opinion and unable to learn from the world.

Question 15

distance

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the further we are from the results of our decisions the easier it is to keep our current ignorances. for example touching a stove immediately lets you know not to touch the stove. but if the stove never burns you then you don’t learn or have that immediate feedback

Question 16

why is it so easy to keep our current beliefs

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because it takes more time to update and change our beliefs

Question 17

understanding reality isn’t enough why?

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because understanding means nothing if you don’t take actionable step to change your current thinking, kind of like when someone keeps interrupting people and knows it but doesn’t do anything about it

Question 18

the world doesn’t act on us rather it

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reveals itself to us and we respond

Question 19

how does ego work for our benefit

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because if we always had a rational view of the world, we’d never attempt to do amazing things, basically our ego is the dumb friend who pushes you to do things even though from another perspective might be dumb

Question 20

wrapping ego up in outcome instead of ourself

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we evolve our knowledge

Question 21

models that don’t hold up to reality do what

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cause massive mistakes, for ex blood letting

Question 21

its only through what can we determine our mental model to be true

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when we test and get feedback on our mental model

Question 22

what is one issue that might hinder updating your mental model

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some of us we focus too much of one specific discipline instead of looking at different disciplines, so you only see things that makes sense to you so you only see 10% for ex, of a problem

Question 23

the psychologist, financial manager and engineer might have flawed systems because

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they only see things from their perspective discipline instead of multi perspectives

Question 24

not every problem is a nail to a man with a

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hammer

Question 25

our lenses are dictated by what

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our discipline, for ex an engineer might see things as systems

Question 26

more mental models =

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a better perspective on the world and how to solve its problem

Question 27

better models make

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better decisions