One more thought about mental models.

[randomness]

Sometimes, the most important model to get right is the one you have of yourself.

Comments

[lillibet.livejournal.com]

if your model of yourself is dysfunctional, it can cause more trouble than models one has of other systems

Well, trouble for yourself, certainly. Depending on who you are, having a flawed model of, say, the financial system, could cause more trouble.

But I would certainly agree that one's model of oneself is important and a good testbed for one's modelling skills.

[cerebralpaladin.livejournal.com]

I strongly suspect that many of the people who did great damage with a flawed model of the financial system started with a flawed model of themselves. :)