The Great Mental Models (Vol. 2) — Shane Parrish and Rhiannon Beaubien

 

Rating: ★★★★★

Summary: The second instalment in the Great Mental Models Project, this volume explores concepts in physics, chemistry, and biology, and applies them to a broad range of human situations.

From applying leverage and achieving outsized results to understanding how reciprocity operates as a fundamental human instinct, these mental models offer new ways of understanding the world that bring us closer to reality. 

As I did for the previous volume, I created infographics that summarize key concepts from the book. Here they are: 

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