Mental Models for Hard Decisions
Most decisions are not hard because the answer is hidden. They are hard because you do not have the right framework to think about them.
Most decisions are not hard because the answer is hidden. They are hard because you do not have the right framework to think about them. Mental models are reusable patterns of thinking that experts use to cut through complexity. This program teaches you the most powerful models for making decisions under uncertainty, including inversion, second-order thinking, opportunity cost, and the difference between decision quality and outcome. By the end, you will have a working toolkit you can pull from any time you need to think clearly about something that matters.
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