The Great Mental Models Volume 2: Physics, Chemistry and Biology
by Shane Parrish and Rhiannon Beaubien
Models from the hard sciences applied to life and business: leverage, inertia, friction, catalysts, evolution, ecosystems, niches. Well illustrated.
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you want science metaphors made rigorous.
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you have not read Volume 1.
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Three things you will actually use
- Leverage and inertia.
- Catalysts lower activation energy.
- Adapt or be selected out.
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Read the chapter on activation energy and apply it to a stalled habit.
Our verdict
Science models for life.
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