Book · 2024 · Self-Help
The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts
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Also a fairly new book by Shane Parrish, best known for uh Farnam Street, which is has a great podcast and has great site, fs.blog, I And they're doing a five volume series called the great mental models.
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He has a series of books called The Great Mental Models. I think there's volume one, two, and three.
Ryan Holiday The Daily Stoic · Dec 2023 Pick up the Great Mental Models Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts. Or you sold out in the hard copies now, or do you have them? are done. We we Kindle Kindle and audio are still there. Volume 2 comes out next month.
Rich Roll The Rich Roll Podcast · Apr 2020 The great mental models by Shane parish that was fantastic.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Dec 2019 Where and when it comes up
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The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts by Shane Parrish is a foundational guide designed to help readers improve their decision-making and cognitive frameworks by utilizing mental models from various disciplines. The book has received high praise and widespread recommendations from multiple podcast guests. On The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday recommended the multi-volume series, noting that the books are exceptionally popular and well-liked at his bookstore. Rich Roll similarly endorsed the first volume on his podcast, discussing its core concepts and mentioning the release schedule of subsequent volumes. Matt Mullenweg recommended the series on The Tim Ferriss Show, pointing out that Parrish, best known for his popular Farnam Street website and podcast, created the multi-volume project to help people approach complex situations more effectively. On Modern Wisdom, Chris Williamson echoed this praise, describing the book as fantastic. Across these discussions, podcast hosts and guests highlighted the practical utility of Parrish's work in equipping individuals with enduring mental tools to navigate everyday challenges, sharpen their thinking, and make clearer, more rational choices in both their personal and professional lives.
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Ryan Holiday He has a series of books called The Great Mental Models. I think there's volume one, two, and three. 2
“He has a series of books called The Great Mental Models. I think there's volume one, two, and three.”
“Yeah, the great mental models books, which we which are super popular in the bookstore, by the way.”
Chris Williamson the great mental models by Shane parish that was fantastic 1
“the great mental models by Shane parish that was fantastic”
Matt Mullenweg Also a fairly new book by Shane Parrish, best known for uh Farnam Street, which is has a great podcast and… 1
“Also a fairly new book by Shane Parrish, best known for uh Farnam Street, which is has a great podcast and has great site, fs.blog, I And they're doing a five volume series called the great mental models.”
Rich Roll Pick up the Great Mental Models Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts. Or you sold out in the hard copies now… 1
“Pick up the Great Mental Models Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts. Or you sold out in the hard copies now, or do you have them? are done. We we Kindle Kindle and audio are still there. Volume 2 comes out next month.”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Like you've got this beautiful book out now, The Great Mental Models. It's like volume one, you know, starting with general thinking concepts. Like nine of you know, nine of the initial mental models in this, but you can get blurbs of all of them on your website currently, right?”
“The Great Mental Models Book by Shane Parrish”