Mental models are useful when you use them. Not so much when you talk about them. The idea of having a favorite mental model is fine if you are talking about t

Mental models are useful when you use them. Not so much when you talk about them. The idea of having a favorite mental model is fine if you are talking about them abstractly. But I envision a whole bunch of people using the wrong models in loads of situations simple because they like the idea of them. Your brain more often than not picks a pretty good one without having to even think about it.