Ahh, these are "mental models". Charlie Munger gave a great speech on the advantages of thinking using mental models and how going through them in a checklist f

Ahh, these are "mental models". Charlie Munger gave a great speech on the advantages of thinking using mental models and how going through them in a checklist fashion makes into some powerful thinking. Speech here: https://old.ycombinator.com/munger.html https://old.ycombinator.com/munger.html Also, here's an ebook outling more mental models in case anyone's interested: http://www.thinkmentalmodels.com/ http://www.thinkmentalmodels.com/