Heres a model i though of: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2014/02/20/the-cactus-and-the-weasel/ https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2014/02/20/the-cactus-and-the-wea... The

Heres a model i though of: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2014/02/20/the-cactus-and-the-weasel/ https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2014/02/20/the-cactus-and-the-wea... The core is a 2x2 with strength of views on one axis and holding strength on the other. A fox is someone who knows many things and a hedgehog is someone who knows one big thing. The degenerate versions are the cactus, which stubbornly knows one thing, and the weasel, whose views ate too two-faced. The weasal does double-think while the fox can hold contradictory models in mind and create a new one or use the one that better fits the situation. (e.g particle wave theory) The fox has better perspective, but because energy is spread out among too many things, has trouble implementing. The hedgehogs energy is directed and more focused with more momentum, but still has the ability to steer, unlike a cactus. Intellectual humility IMO is about flexibility of mental models. In terms of real world success, hedgehogs have the most while foxes are more armchair philosophers. The article is telling cactuses to be more like hedgehogs, but the 1 dimensional terminology ropes in foxes as well, who despite having intellectual humility as well, don't usually have as much direct impact on the world.