What Are Mental Models?

Mental models are frameworks that represent how something works in the real world. Strong learning develops accurate models by:

• Challenging existing misconceptions directly
• Creating predictions that can be tested against realit...

A mental model is a mental, simplified depiction of how something works. It influences our perception, decisions, and behavior. 

Learning means upgrading your mental models. The more models you have — the bigger your toolbox — the more likely you ar...

The way you look at how something works in the real world is called a mental model. It’s your thinking framework about something.

But when we make decisions, we often don’t think about our framework and immediately jump to a discussion about potential outcomes.