Mental Models for Engineers

Thinking tools for better engineering decisions. First principles, systems thinking, trade-offs, inversion, leverage, probabilistic thinking, and cognitive biases.

10 topics
  1. 01
    Foundations
    thinkingfundamentals
    foundational 3 subtopics
  2. 02
    First Principles Thinking
    reasoningfundamentals
    beginner 3 subtopics
  3. 03
    Systems And Feedback Loops
    systemscomplexity
    intermediate 3 subtopics
  4. 04
    Trade Offs And Decision Making
    decisionstrade-offs
    beginner 3 subtopics
  5. 05
    Second Order Effects
    consequencescomplexity
    intermediate 3 subtopics
  6. 06
    Inversion
    reasoningproblem-solving
    beginner 3 subtopics
  7. 07
    Maps And Territory
    abstractionmodels
    intermediate 3 subtopics
  8. 08
    Leverage And Bottlenecks
    leverageconstraints
    intermediate 3 subtopics
  9. 09
    Probabilistic Thinking
    probabilityuncertainty
    intermediate 3 subtopics
  10. 10
    Cognitive Biases For Engineers
    biasesawareness
    beginner 3 subtopics