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Mental model
Base Rates
The prior frequency of a thing in the population, which the mind reliably ignores when handed a vivid particular.
8 min
Mental modelBottlenecks and the Theory of Constraints
The single slowest step sets the pace of the whole system, so the only improvement that matters is the one made at the constraint.
8 min
ThinkerDaniel Kahneman
The psychologist who mapped the systematic errors of human judgment and, in doing so, helped found behavioral economics.
11 min
ConceptLoss Aversion
Losses hurt more than equivalent gains feel good, so people fight harder to avoid losing than to win the same amount.
9 min