Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2019-08-19
Chris Williamson & George MacGill: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #095
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.
George Mack recommended Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron, and discussed Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and others, Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Chris Williamson discussed Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely and The elephant in the brain by Kevin Simler.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Extreme Ownership
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”
Where to get it
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Fooled by Randomness
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”
Where to get it
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The Black Swan
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”
Where to get it
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Chasing Excellence
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”
Where to get it
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Predictably Irrational
Discussed“so in predictably irrational there's an example from The Economist's pricing strategy”
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The elephant in the brain
Discussed“I podcasted with Robin Hanson just after he released elephant in the brain and asked him about orthogonal thinking”
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