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Pause to Think : Using Mental Models to Learn and Decide / Jaime Lester.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lester, Jaime, author.
- Series:
- Heilige Liturgie der Ostkirche.
- Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Decision making.
- Cognitive maps (Psychology).
- Prejudices.
- Perspective (Philosophy).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (229 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- This book is a practical and accessible introduction to mental models, teaching readers how to harness their power to think more clearly, make better decisions, and learn more effectively.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part I. Important Concepts
- 1. Cognitive Biases
- 2. The Humanities
- 3. Investing and Science
- 4. Economics and Business
- 5. Probability and Statistics
- Interlude
- Part II. Important Frameworks
- 6. Decisions
- 7. Learning
- 8. Understanding
- 9. Investing
- 10. Happiness
- A Fond Farewell
- Answers to Exercises
- Resources and Recommended Reading
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780231559669
- 0231559666
- OCLC:
- 1428260612
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