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The Feynman learning technique

The Feynman learning technique is not a mental model but a way to approach a subject to learn it faster and better.

  • Pretend you're teaching a concept to a child. Write down in simple terms everything you know about the subject.
  • Identify the gaps. Go over what you've written down and see how you can improve it. What's missing or unclear.
  • Organise and simplify. Create a better way to explain the concept.
  • Transmit. Communicate your idea to someone to get feedback.

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Circle of Competence

Circle of Competence

We think we know much more than we really do.

Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger developed the Circle of Competence. This mental model helps define what you know and what your limitations are. It enables you to avoid making decisions about subjects y...

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Thought experiment

Thought experiment

The purpose of the thought experiment is to delve deeper into a given field to improve your knowledge, uncover what you don't know, and strengthen your understanding of the world.

For example, a madman has tied 5 innocent people to a trolley track. An empty trolley car ...

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Understanding mental models

Understanding mental models

Learning is not as easy as owning a device, internet connection and a page full of articles and videos.

Without a proper strategy, you may know isolated facts about everything, but it won't positively contribute to your future development. Understanding the seven mental mod...

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Availability heuristic

The availability heuristic states that we make decisions and form conclusions based on the most recent information we gathered.

For example, if everybody starts investing in an "innovative" fund, you might do it yourself because of everything you've recently heard. But ...

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Hindsight bias

Hindsight bias

Hindsight bias is when we see past events as being predictable. But that is because we now know what happened.

When you give feedback to a person about something he did, you know the facts. That means how you frame your criticism can be distorted. You might have done th...

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Common knowledge

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 ...

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Occam’s Razor

Occam’s Razor

This mental model explains that when we have two explanations for the same thing, we should prefer the simpler explanation.

For example, when you're learning how to operate a complicated machine or reading a book in a field where you are a beginner, find the simpler exp...

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Four Steps Of The Feynman Technique

Four Steps Of The Feynman Technique

The technique is based on the method Richard Feynman originally used.

There are four steps to the Feynman Technique:

  1. Pretend to teach a concept you want to learn about to a child.
  2. Identify gaps in your explanation. Fill the gaps by g...

The Feynman Learning Technique

The Feynman Learning Technique

The Feynman Learning Technique is a way to supercharge your learning.

Learning doesn't happen from browsing through a book or remembering enough to pass an exam. We learn information when we can explain it and use it in several situations. The Feynman Learn...

The Feynman Technique

The Feynman Technique is a way to understand or reinforce your level of knowledge by pretending to explain the same to a child.

Explaining without the use of complicated words is a way to learn and retain knowledge that lasts.

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