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  • Discover the Secrets to the Mind Helping to Unleash Your Brainpower and Get the Right Approach in Decision Making and Solving Problems
  • By: Dr. Daniel Shepherd
  • Narrated by: Edwin Andrews
  • Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins

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By: Dr. Daniel Shepherd
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Publisher's Summary

Do you feel that your life could benefit from improved thought processes and well-developed mental models? Are you looking for that extra quality that will give you a multi-dimensional understanding of the world and how systems work? If your answer is yes, then this book, Mental Models, is meant for you.

In this book, we take an in-depth look at the key characteristics that form the basis of mental models. These include:

  • They are incomplete and constantly changing and evolving
  • They are not factual representations of reality but rather are individual perceptions of reality
  • They simplify complex knowledge and experiences
  • Each model represents a possible outcome

We also look at mental models that are crucial for business growth and for effective leadership;

  • The Mathew effects
  • Do-something bias
  • The Brand
  • Specialization
  • Seizing the middle

The importance of shared mental models in organizational success is also discussed in detail, and we give insights into shared mental models such as:

  • The equipment models
  • The task models
  • The team interaction model
  • The team models

This book will also recommend critical mental models to incorporate in your latticework of mental models to greatly increase your thinking capacity and enhance your decision-making process for better outcomes. These critical models include:

  • Adaptation
  • Inversion
  • Principle of first thoughts
  • The why model
  • The Bayesian principle
  • The Pavlovian Association
  • Reciprocity
  • Leverage

This book is a well detailed, informative guide and will serve as a useful tool for anyone looking to enhance their mental models and develop new ones for better thought clarity and comprehension of various systems and phenomena.

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