The addressable mental-model wiki · 158 entries
What does your field call it? Land on the pattern itself.
Every discipline reinvents the same handful of patterns and gives each a private name. Type the name you know — the dictionary resolves it to the canonical concept.
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The resolution
Many names, one pattern — this is the recognition moment.
Concept of the week
Systems Thinking You fixed the problem, it returned, you fixed it harder, and two new problems appeared where you were not looking.Start with the force multipliers
Nine concepts that improve your use of every other concept.
- Systems ThinkingReveals leverage points in every complex situation
- Assumption ArchaeologyReveals hidden options in every decision
- Emotional IntelligenceImproves all social coordination and relationships
- Energy ManagementAffects capacity to use all other concepts
- Growth MindsetTransforms all learning and capability building
- Feedback LoopsUniversal improvement pattern that applies to everything
- Iterative ProcessesThe core engine driving all improvement
- AntifragilityTransforms relationship with volatility and stress
- Compound GrowthSmall gains reinvested produce disproportionate results
The territories
- Foundations6
- Thinking & Analysis17
- Cognitive Biases13
- Decision-Making16
- Personal Effectiveness23
- Communication & Relationships7
- Influence & Understanding Others7
- Systems & Strategy16
- Productivity & Learning9
- Life Direction & Purpose13
- Society & Power Structures10
- Ethics & Philosophy5
- Modern Challenges & Technology8
- Business & Organizations8
Built for the LLM age
Every concept lives at a stable URL as clean markdown — add .md to any concept address, or start from llms.txt. Paste a concept into your LLM conversation and think with it.