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The Power Of Mental Models: How To Make Intelligent Decisions, Gain A Mental Edge And Increase Productivity Kindle Edition

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Have you ever thought to question your thinking?


Did you know you use mental models every day?


Or have you ever felt in a mental rut where nothing is new and exciting to think about?


If you are curious about any of these questions, this guide will give you the answers you have been searching for.

So many people have no idea what a mental model is - or that they control our lives.

Mental models are the mind’s framework to help us make sense of the world, solve problems, and make informed decisions.

They are built with your education, past experiences, and habits of thought you create over time.

But did you know your mental models can go wrong?

And even be harmful to your life?

Harmful models come from biases or ill-formed beliefs, which can cause you to have low self-esteem, depression, and poor relationships.

Understanding how mental models work is the first step towards using models to make you function more efficiently, make better, more logic-based decisions, and use your mental energy more wisely.

In his influential 2011 book Thinking: Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman explains the two systems of thinking the brain has and why it uses mental models.

He reveals that while part of our thinking is slow, thoughtful, and requires effort, the other part of our brain wants to conserve energy, using mental models to build shortcuts and patterns to automate our thoughts.

In this guide, you’ll learn:

  • The best and most effective way to train your mind, just like you train your body, to reach your greatest potential and find your power!
  • Why your intuition may be seriously hindering or even hurting you
  • The most-used models and how to reverse them to find mental flexibility and opportunity
  • How you’re unconsciously limiting yourself and narrowing your mind
  • The key to getting out of your mental rut, before it’s too late!
  • How to rid yourself of your “default” ways of thinking to improve your relationships, and love yourself
  • How to maximize life’s benefits by changing your thinking!
  • Why the most successful and happiest people are so good at “thinking out of the box” and how you can too!

Get a step ahead of everyone else by understanding your models, beliefs, and biases, so that you become aware of when they are affecting your choices and judgments.

With this guide, you will build your mental toolbox to more efficiently and effectively make decisions, solve problems, and realize your life’s greatest potential.

Reclaim control of your mind from your mental models to achieve your best self by clicking “Add to Cart” right now!

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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07YRVDT9Z
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 5, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1931 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 154 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1698050100
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 40 ratings

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Patrick Magana
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Patrick Magana is a bestselling author and personal development specialist based in San Francisco, California.

From a young age, he was fascinated by the art of living a fulfilling, deep, and meaningful life. Consequently, he has spent the last two decades reading and researching about the habits, skills, and tactics to conquer your fears and develop your full potential. From reading the latest science and studying psychology in college to trying every hack himself, Patrick believes in a holistic approach to reach long-term, sustainable results.

If you don’t know the science and background mechanisms, your talk is superficial and probably not applicable to your situation. But a scientist without personal experience cannot empathize with the reader and has no real way of connecting for a profound, substantial change.

By combining the best of these two worlds, Patrick’s books provide straight to the point guidance based on scientific evidence for every area of your life.

Unlike the personal development guru’s, who are talking about over-hyped strategies that rarely work in the real-world or are bullshitting you with being “positive all the time”, he wants to have a real, meaningful impact.

Customer reviews

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40 global ratings

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Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2020
At first, thanks for definition and introducing about mental model, it's clear and helps me understand more. This book is interesting and included some guidance for the situations that affected us in my life but sometime we can't understand or realize the reason why we choose it.

Many models are introduced are short and concise however they are useful and you need to choose and apply in the specific situation.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2021
Disappointing.

It spent a lot of time discussing different models but never went deep enough to apply them for yourself
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2021
Good for ADHDers, like myself.
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2020
A very high level perspective of mental models. Good for introductory readers, not for experienced folks. Also, good for quick classifications of large gamut of models.

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Paul Hazelden
3.0 out of 5 stars A mixed bag
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2020
I find it hard to provide a fair review here: for some, it will be a tired reworking of familiar material; for others, it will no doubt be new, exciting and revolutionary.

I find the presentation pedantic, prescriptive and plodding. The advantage is that it's clear.
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