Tag: mental models
All the articles with the tag "mental models".
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(DAY 1233) Segal's Law in the AI Era
Segal's Law feels newly relevant in the AI era: with infinite answers available, human judgment becomes more valuable, not less.
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(DAY 1232) The Lindy Effect and Things That Last
The Lindy Effect explains why durable ideas and tools like books, chess, and email keep outlasting predictions of their demise.
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(DAY 1231) Survivorship Bias and the Stories We Hear
Survivorship bias makes us celebrate visible success while forgetting the equally talented people whose stories did not end in public victory.
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(DAY 1229) Parkinson's Law and the Power of Deadlines
Parkinson's Law says work expands to fill available time, which is why clear deadlines often matter more than motivation.
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(DAY 1226) Hanlon's Razor for Work and Life
Hanlon's Razor is a useful principle for work and life because many frustrations are better explained by confusion, overload, or incompetence than malice.
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(DAY 1222) Littlewood's Law and Choosing Optimism
Littlewood's Law says miracles happen roughly once a month in ordinary life, and believing that can gently train us toward optimism.
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(DAY 1216) Occam's Razor at Work
Occam's razor is a useful reminder at work: while handling ambiguity, the obvious explanation often deserves more probability than we give it.