What is a mental model?
A lens on how something works(synthesis). Simplify the terrain through a map.
How do mental models get created?
By people in diff circumstances for diff context
What are the limitations of mental models?
The cartographer, the terrain, the context. All mental models are flawed
What is Einstellung?
A fixed mindset blocks us and affects us when we are using the wrong model and we don’t even realize it.
How do we know when we are blocked? What to do?
Frustration, anger, exhaustion. Disconnect and relax, bring your attention to something else
How do mental models help society?
They allow the brain to navigate easier, unconscious mode