#55 Scott Page: Becoming a Model Thinker

John D. Rockefeller became the richest man the world had ever known by thinking differently about business, competition, and family. This episode isn’t just the story of Standard Oil. It’s about the principles that built one of history’s greatest business empires and what they ca ...  Show more

No company decides to fail. It drifts there one comfortable lie at a time. Kaz Nejatian took over Opendoor when it was just months away from bankruptcy and set out to rebuild it from the ground up. What happened next shocked everyone. Most turnaround stories are told years later, ...  Show more

On today’s episode, Kyle Grieve discusses the power of mental models, how they sharpen our thinking, and how they improve our decision-making in investing and everyday life. He explores various key concepts in general thinking, including the circle of competence, inversion, first ...  Show more

Episode SummaryI discuss making a mental pivot that can shift you away from the problems, challenges, and annoyances of life into the solutions, opportunities, and results we are all seeking..Show Notes Pagejeffsanders.com/571a.Go Premium!Exclusive bonus episodes, 100% ad-free, f ...  Show more

Scott answers a teacher’s question on getting teens to value compounding over gambling, shares how to be candid about mental health with employers without oversharing, and offers thoughts on how to find common ground across politics. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send ...  Show more

This episode of Bookworm is sponsored by: Aeropress: Ditch the drive-thru and make great coffee at home. Get 20% off with the code bookworm. The world’s best problem-solvers, forecasters, and decision-makers all use mental models that help them cut through complexity and separate ...  Show more