Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2019-08-19
Books mentioned on Mental Models 102 - The Decision Strikes Back - George MacGill - #095
I'm joined by long time friend of the show and all round great human George MacGill to re enter the world of Mental Models. Mental Models are tools you can use to improve your ability to effectively make decisions.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Extreme Ownership
Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin is a leadership and management book that translates combat lessons from Navy SEAL operations into practical business strategies centered on radical accountability and responsibility.
Discussed“you've heard about chakra willing so extreme ownership where you just take ownership of every single thing that goes on in your life”
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Fooled by Randomness
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb examines how luck and random chance are frequently misinterpreted as skill and success in finance and daily life.
Discussed“yeah that's that comes from NASA Nutella NASA and Talib who wrote the Black Swan fooled by randomness and a few other interesting concepts”
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The Black Swan
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a popular nonfiction book that examines the profound impact of highly improbable, unpredictable rare events and humanity's tendency to concoct flawed retrospective explanations for them.
Discussed“yeah that's that comes from NASA Nutella NASA and Talib who wrote the Black Swan fooled by randomness and a few other interesting concepts”
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Chasing Excellence
Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron is a self-improvement and fitness book that explores the mindsets, habits, and rigorous frameworks required to achieve elite performance in athletics and daily life.
Recommended“I remember seeing an interview with her as a part of Ben Bergeron's chasing excellence fantastic book highly recommended if you've not read it”
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Predictably Irrational
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely is a behavioral economics book that explores the hidden forces that shape human decisions, such as decoy pricing, gas pricing, and social norms.
Discussed“so in predictably irrational there's an example from The Economist's pricing strategy”
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The elephant in the brain
The Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson is an insightful exploration of human behavior, hidden motives, and the unconscious evolutionary reasons behind why people act the way they do.
Discussed“I podcasted with Robin Hanson just after he released elephant in the brain and asked him about orthogonal thinking”
