Re:Ask HN: What mental models do you use everyday?
by jmiskovic on Monday November 22, 2021 @05:37AM
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Thank you for these, quite a few were insightful. My favorites are 5th and 6th as I often fall into trap "you can't really _know_ anything for sure".
> Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.
Is this one to be taken as, if a person cannot even approve something, you are better off working around them instead?
Re:Ask HN: What mental models do you use everyday?
by jdonaldson on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @03:48PM
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Not necessarily.
Re:Ask HN: What mental models do you use everyday?
by inerg on Monday November 22, 2021 @11:57AM
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- Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.
Really like this one. I'm finding I'm hitting this wall at work quite often. While not a safe way to handle things it's probably the better way to manage my sanity with some balance.
Re:Ask HN: What mental models do you use everyday?
by jdonaldson on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @03:51PM
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(These are all Eleanor Roosevelt, BTW)
- Do something every day that you're afraid of.
- Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.
- It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.
- Be confident, not certain.
- It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
- You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.
- You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.
(High five if you notice a pattern)