George Mack

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The man behind Twitter accounts: @navalbot & @nntalebbot. Shaved chimp on a blue ball spinning around a larger ball of fire.

Tobi Lutke (@tobi) is the CEO of Shopify

He's one of my favorite CLEAR thinkers

I spent some time in lockdown going through his interviews

Here are 6 mental models I got from it

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George Mack shares the mental models he's used to bend luck in his favor.
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The rabbit holes (without the distractions).
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Rules of thumb that simplify decisions.
Claude Shannon is the founder of Information Theory

His essay on creative thinking is criminally underrated

I've unpacked 2 of Shannon's ideas below

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I'm joined by long time friend of the show and all round great human George MacGill to re enter the world of Mental Models. Mental Models are tools you can use to improve your ability to effectively make decisions. Today we are upgrading our minds by thinking about thinking, as we delve into some o
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I'm joined by long time friend of the show and all round interesting individual George MacGill to break down how we can make better decisions in all areas of our lives by using Mental Models. If you imagine that your mind is an operating system, Mental Models are the apps you install into it which
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CHARLIE MUNGER'S 7 IRON LAWS:

Charlie Munger has been the biggest COGNITIVE INFLUENCE on my life so far.

Here are a list of my favourite PRINCIPLES from the eccentric billionaire.

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DOUBLETHINK - The most important idea you've probably never heard of.

When you look deep enough at reality, it is EVERYWHERE.

I'm a white belt at this, but let's go down the RABBIT HOLE...

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1/ HIGH AGENCY

Once you SEE it - you can never UNSEE it.

Arguedbly the most important personality trait you can foster.

I've thought about this concept every week for the last two years since I heard @EricRWeinstein discuss it on @tferriss' podcast.

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🧠 Today I Learnt:

Claude Shannon (The founder of Information Theory and "the most important genius you've never heard of") on CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING.

Thanks to @james_clear for the recommendation + @jimmyasoni for the write-up.

So many actionable gems below 🔥

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