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    The Power of Mental Models

    by Ellenore Angelidis Jun 10, 2018 2 minutes

    Mental models impact how you see the world or a person or an issue. They are powerful. They are fortunately also malleable.

    My early mental models didn’t always serve me well. I thought smart people became doctors. Well . .. So did that mean I wasn’t smart?? Or was my mental model flawed. I went with the second option for some of the obvious reasons.

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