Lets talk definitions. Here was mine: Knowing what you are doing: accurate mental model The author here is talking about mindset and confidence - not "underst

Lets talk definitions. Here was mine: Knowing what you are doing: accurate mental model The author here is talking about mindset and confidence - not "understanding" persay. Source: > For me, it was extremely humbling to work together with far more competent engineers at Apple. Having a mindset that "some people are way more competent than me" is talking about humility and growth mindsets - different concept than mental models. I fully agree with the author here - a growth mindset is useful! But that's a different thing from saying that some people actually have accurate mental models of the important complex systems underpinning the world.