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Questions answered from different mental models will get you different answers. Just as important as having these different "mental models" or "perspectives" (i
by yellow_lead 7y ago
Questions answered from different mental models will get you different answers. Just as important as having these different "mental models" or "perspectives" (if you will) is discerning which is correct. AKA thinking for yourself. In my mind, a mental model is only useful for generating ideas from which you can gain another insight. No model has the right answer for every question.
- themodelplumber 7y agoAh, but that's the subjective-leaning perspective on mental models. The yin of our yin and yang here! The objective-leaning perspective may reel a bit from the "think for yourself" critique by the subjective side, but it counters with "don't reinvent the wheel" and tends to be hyper-efficient at integrating outside thought into the current context. (BTW thank you for your comment, this gets into the good stuff)
- lowdose 7y agoWould be nice though to map which models are most relevant for specific questions.
- themodelplumber 7y agoValidity, accuracy, reliability...science has helped us go a long way toward sorting it out. We've come so far in our measurement that there has begun a stringent internal critique of our time-tested models for measurement of those criteria.
- andrewflnr 7y agoAll very true, but I suspect you'll still find that some models are more frequently applicable, some more rarely, and some very frequently deceptive unless handled carefully. Those are good (albeit highly subjective) measures of quality.