“I’m really glad this exists in the world and I can see that I will be recommending it often.”

— Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress, founder and CEO of Automattic

“Broadly informative. This book contains a wealth of information which is elegantly sourced from a broad array of knowledge bases and studies. This information is presented in a way that is elegant and easy to digest.”

— Benjamin Krotin

“If you’ve read Charlie Munger’s Almanack this is the book you deeply crave in its wake. … Learn the big ideas from the big disciplines and you’ll be able to twist and turn problems in interesting ways at unprecedented speeds. His blog already documents a subset of models, but in this book Shane goes in even more depth with rich examples of each under the umbrella of ‘General Thinking Concepts’, e.g. Occam’s Razor. This is the first in a 5-part series: the encyclopedia of the big ideas from the big disciplines. One that I hope to be recognizable on bookshelves around the world. You owe yourself this book.”

— Simon Eskildsen

“This book is a natural complement to Shane’s blog. It teaches the reader about important mental models in an easy to learn manner. Shane has a wonderful ability to discern what models are most important to decision-makers and to teach the reader the key principles behind these models. This book is a great thing for any active decision-maker to have – in any industry where you make frequent decisions with no “right answer.” I highly recommend it!”

— Paul Ciampa

“This is what non-fiction books should aspire to be like. Informative, concise, universal, practical, visual, sharing stories and examples for context. Definitely, a must-read if you’re into universal multi-disciplinary thinking.”

— Carl Rannaberg

“The Great Mental Models series is a stunning achievement in centralizing the many models for thought in an organized fashion … The encyclopedic content is complex but easily digested- I’ve found myself referencing the first volume on numerous occasions.”

— Sam

“I can truly say is one of the best books I’ve ever had the pleasure of getting lost in. I loved the book and the challenges to conventional wisdom and thinking it presents.”

— Rod Berryman

“I was introduced to the mental modal concept in Poor Charlies Almanac. This series takes in even further. I have enjoyed reading this book and learned new concepts in the process.“

— David E. Marr

“A great book, short and to the point. A less restrained author would probably elaborate more about the concepts, but in my view, the short and concise chapters are what makes this book appealing. I can easily pass this book on to friends and family, who are not one bit interested in learning this stuff, and I bet they would swallow it as I did.“

— Amazon Customer

“Beautifully designed, interesting, and delightful book I will be returning to for years to come.“

— Amazon Customer

“An obscure review title for a well written, timeless book. My life is changing for the better using models thinking.“

— Amazon Customer

“Oh boy. I didn’t know you can make mental models so much fun! I usually think those mental models are academic psychological things (read boring), but this book is really great and easy to understand.“

— Amazon Customer

“Recommend this book to anyone wanting to think using Mental Models. A very well constructed stories and highlights the different mental models in easy to understand manner. Sometimes we already apply some of these techniques without knowing.”

— Venki

“The Great Mental Models series is a stunning achievement in centralizing the many models for thought in an organized fashion … The encyclopedic content is complex but easily digested- I’ve found myself referencing the first volume on numerous occasions.”

— Sam

“Don’t be deterred by the subtitle. This instant classic is highly relevant for all thinking people, not just those in the sciences. Shane Parrish and the Farnam Street team did a wonderful job highlighting critical mental models and bringing them to life with powerful real-world examples. Well worth your time. I look forward to volume 3. “

— Christina Mchugh

“The foundation stones upon which you start building your repertoire of mental models that you would use to arrive at right decisions and/or solving problems. Very neat chapters are there describing each topic in sufficient detail with good examples. The topics are explained coherently and in simple language.”

— Rajat K Bose

“An efficient path to wisdom … No need to re-create the wheel. This book summarizes what other people have already figured out and presents it in an efficient and easy to understand way so that it can immediately be used to improve your success in life.”

— Michael P Weber

“Want to learn? Read This! This should be a standard text for high school and University students. If you want to learn more, faster and retain it longer, then this should be on your reading list. Highly recommend. “

— Code Cubitt

“The Bible for better learning and decision making. Shane does a phenomenal job breaking down how to create a solid framework for learning, understanding, and making better decisions. I can’t wait for next volume. This has been my favorite listen of 2019!”

— Casey Herron

“This is a terrific book, and what I’ve been looking for for a long time. I’ve studied people that I admire from psychologists, two businessman, two inventors like Elon musk. This is the distill book of their wisdom and has some terrific metal models that go further into depth with the great things that they have to say! “

— James Cannon

“I had my doubts about this as I got started, but this book was really great. I started listening on my way to and from work, and the concepts often helped me approach problems in the day. Good recap of smart thinking in an entertaining way. I need to try to find the support materials as some of the concepts go fast – he fits a lot in. – and if you get distracted for a minute you’ll miss good stuff. I did this a couple of times thinking about how to apply these concepts in my life.”

— Tiffany

“… the deeper I got, the better the book was. It’s a difficult read but highly valuable. Great critical thinking book, which I look forward to the next series coming out.”

— Amazon Customer

“Best Minute-for-Minute Book on Audible. Dense with practical tools. This is a great, short listen that you’ll keep coming back to, if you’re interested in building the decision-making meta-skill.”

— Mitchell

These three books are a must-read for everyone. Mental Models should be taught in school just like reading, writing and math.

– Amazon customer