[HN Gopher] An Astronaut's Guide to Mental Models ___________________________________________________________________ An Astronaut's Guide to Mental Models Author : yarapavan Score : 94 points Date : 2020-02-11 12:44 UTC (1 days ago) (HTM) web link (fs.blog) (TXT) w3m dump (fs.blog) | GaryNumanVevo wrote: | I've just discovered "Mental Models". It's really weird putting a | name to the mechanisms I've used to explain and reason for as | long as I can remember. | morley wrote: | I've heard the word "heuristics" more recently, but I think I | learned (and later forgot) both terms when I was a kid. | | One interesting thing about heuristics is that it's important | to learn when they _don't_ apply. If a heuristic is true 80% of | the time, it's also untrue 20% of the time. | | And the obverse to that thought is that you shouldn't let that | 20% fail rate discourage you from using the heuristic the other | 80% of times. | newprint wrote: | Smell BS ? It is a new Buzz word. Just wait, it will pass. | kempbellt wrote: | Not everyone has such a verbose vocabulary to describe the | intricacies of the human mind and the mechanisms it uses to | map and navigate the world. | | For a child "I pictured it in my head" is equivalent to an | adult saying "I have a mental model of it" | oh_sigh wrote: | The term was coined in the 1940s so it is not likely a buzz | word. | Dayjagupta wrote: | Promoting diverse and inclusive ways of thinking is a | buzzword now? | dvt wrote: | The "mental models" stuff just seems like gobbledygook. Hadfield | is giving regular kind of advice you read everywhere from Sun Tzu | to John Wooden: - Don't be selfish - | Learn from your mistakes - Expect the unexpected | - Etc. | | Doesn't really seem like Earth-shattering stuff. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-02-12 23:00 UTC)