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Common knowledge
Common knowledge tries to describe the things everyone knows. For example, knowledge about money, that our planet circles around the sun, that 1 + 1 = 2.
However, common knowledge won't get you far in life. When you want to succeed in life, you want to stand out because you compete against thousands of others.
Outlining the common knowledge in your field and learning extra things will help you to seem unique and desirable.
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Mental Models: The Best Way to Make Intelligent Decisions (~100 Models Explained) - Farnam Street
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I have always been fascinated by mental models. The same way scientists are looking for a theory of everything, I sometimes wonder if there is a universal theory of the mind. An all-encompassing, coherent framework that would fully explain and link together all aspects of our biology and psychology.
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