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Clarifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats.
 
Clarifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats.
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=== Systems Thinking Models ===
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These explain complex, dynamic environments.
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'''14.''' Feedback Loops (Positive & Negative)
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Reinforcing loops amplify; balancing loops stabilize.
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'''15.''' Bottlenecks
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Systems are limited by their slowest component.
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'''16.''' Leverage Points
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Small interventions can produce outsized effects.
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'''17.''' Emergence
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Complex behavior arises from simple rules.
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'''18.''' Path Dependence
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Early decisions lock in future constraints.
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=== Psychological & Behavioral Models ===
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These explain how humans actually think and behave.
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'''19.''' Confirmation Bias
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We seek evidence that supports our beliefs.
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'''20.''' Availability Heuristic
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We judge likelihood by what comes easily to mind.
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'''21'''. Loss Aversion
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Losses hurt more than equivalent gains feel good.
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'''22.''' Sunk Cost Fallacy
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We irrationally continue investments because of past costs.
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'''23.''' Identity-Based Behavior
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People act consistently with who they believe they are.
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'''24.''' Mental Simulation / Scenario Planning
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Run internal “what if” models to anticipate outcomes.
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=== Models for Productivity, Execution, and Focus ===
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These help you get things done.
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'''25.''' Eisenhower Matrix
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Distinguish urgent vs. important.
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'''26.''' Pareto Principle (80/20 Rule)
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A minority of inputs drive the majority of outputs.
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'''27.''' Parkinson’s Law
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Work expands to fill the time available.
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'''28.''' Constraints Theory
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Fix the limiting factor first.
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=== Models for Communication and Influence ===
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These help you shape narratives and guide others.
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'''29.''' Frame Control
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The person who defines the frame defines the meaning.
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'''30.''' Steelmanning
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Strengthen the opposing argument before responding.
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'''31.''' Narrative Coherence
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People follow stories, not data.
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'''32.''' Social Proof
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People copy what others appear to endorse.
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=== Meta-Models (Models About Models) ===
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These help you integrate everything else.
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'''33.''' Map vs. Territory
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Your model is not reality; it’s a simplification.
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'''34.''' Circle of Competence
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Operate where you understand the terrain.
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'''35.''' Mental Model Stacking
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Use multiple models together for stronger insight.
    
== Various mental models ==
 
== Various mental models ==
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