mental models
Mindjacking: When Your Opinions Aren't Yours
Every day you make decisions you think are yours. Most aren't. The algorithm decided, the expert weighed in, the crowd chose. You just clicked agree.
Mental Models — Your Thinking Toolkit
Before the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986, NASA management officially estimated the probability of catastrophic failure at one in one hundred thousand. That's about the same odds as getting struck by lightning while being attacked by a shark. The engineers working on the actual rockets? They estimated
The Million-Dollar Decision I Got Wrong (And Why I'm Grateful)
I built 3COM's largest network. Then I turned down the job offer.