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A collection of useful mental models, for me:

• Get better at recognizing excuses.
• Same goes for exceptions.
• Rewards are planned, if not, they are setbacks in disguise.
• Inversion is a powerful tool.
• World views can be easily understood, but not easily changed.
• Incentives are long lasting, motivation is not.
• Pay yourself in time or money.
• Feedback is a gift, even if it’s not wrapped nicely.
• Obsession over minor details is a major trap.
• Avoid Death by a Thousand Cuts at all costs.
• Avoid coping mechanisms, solve the problem.
• Don’t mix wants with needs.
• Celebrate wins, admonish losses.
• Emotions cannot be controlled, actions can.

_{I don’t employ these models every time I need to make a decision, when I’m in a pickle or when it’s emotionally charged.}