Frequently asked questions about thinking, epistemology, and cognitive tools. 1100 answers
The words you habitually use reveal and reinforce the schemas you operate from.
Established schemas persist even when contradicted by evidence.
Established schemas persist even when contradicted by evidence.
Established schemas persist even when contradicted by evidence.
The discomfort of a failing schema is data not damage.
The discomfort of a failing schema is data not damage.
You have both rigorous explicit schemas and fuzzy gut-feeling schemas — both matter.
You have both rigorous explicit schemas and fuzzy gut-feeling schemas — both matter.
You have both rigorous explicit schemas and fuzzy gut-feeling schemas — both matter.
You have both rigorous explicit schemas and fuzzy gut-feeling schemas — both matter.
You have both rigorous explicit schemas and fuzzy gut-feeling schemas — both matter.
A schema that works in one context may fail entirely in another.
A schema that works in one context may fail entirely in another.
A schema that works in one context may fail entirely in another.
A schema that works in one context may fail entirely in another.
Teams that share mental models coordinate better than teams that do not.
Teams that share mental models coordinate better than teams that do not.
Teams that share mental models coordinate better than teams that do not.
Understanding how others structure their thinking is as important as structuring your own.
Understanding how others structure their thinking is as important as structuring your own.
Understanding how others structure their thinking is as important as structuring your own.
Understanding how others structure their thinking is as important as structuring your own.
Operating on a flawed schema produces systematically flawed decisions.
Operating on a flawed schema produces systematically flawed decisions.