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The numerate filter
It is translated into numerical fluency: our capacity to count, calculate, and balance values is important to understanding the statements of experts or evaluate any problem rationally.
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The ecolacy filter
This filter assists us in understand the layers of unexpected consequences. The question to keep in mind here is: “And then what?”
We may really understand a statement, we may quantify the effects of a proposed solution, but it is very important to also conside...
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"Most geniuses—especially those who lead others—prosper not by deconstructing intricate complexities but by exploiting unrecognized simplicities."
ANDY BENOIT
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The literate filter
This is the first filter through which we should interpret reality.
Consider this question: "What do the words really mean?" Keep in mind the fact that Language is not just a way to communicate or interpret; language is a call to action or an inhibitor to action.
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The core to the mental models approach
When we're don't have any expertise in a domain, most of the time the chosen approach the one that helps you avoid stupidity.
We don't have to be geniuses in every domain, but we have to be able to understand the big ideas of most disciplines and try to avoid fooling ourselves.
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The goal of mental filters
It is to understand reality and human nature as it really is, without premature, impulsive judgment.
Mental filters help you understand reality by improving your capacity to analyze the statements of experts, promoters, and persuaders of all kinds.
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