The multidisciplinary meta-thinking skill of collecting, connecting, and applying thinking frameworks from various academic disciplines to approach complex problems from multiple angles.
Mental models aren't a single way of thinking. They're a meta-skill: building a toolkit of proven frameworks from different fields and pulling out the right one for each situation. Instead of knowing concepts like opportunity cost, confirmation bias, and entropy in isolation, you connect them so you can view a single problem through multiple lenses. Charlie Munger called this a "latticework of worldly wisdom." The goal is to move beyond the blind spots of any one discipline and make better judgments.
You realize that thinking follows patterns and frameworks. You've learned about foundational models like first principles thinking and map vs. territory, and you're developing interest in your own thought processes. You can't yet apply these frameworks deliberately to everyday problems.
What Comes Next
If you've checked off most of this list, you're ready to enter the Model Collector stage, where you'll start gathering more models and experimenting with applying them to real situations.
일반 사고→과학→시스템→경제/예술로 확장되는 4권 시리즈 구조가 멘탈 모델 숙련도의 점진적 확장 경로를 제공. 레벨 경계 설계의 구조적 근거
대표성, 가용성, 앵커링 등 핵심 인지 편향의 학술적 근거. 멘탈 모델 활용 시 편향 인식과 보정 능력 체크리스트의 실증 근거
80-90개 핵심 모델로 다학제 격자를 구축하는 원칙 제시. 모델 수량, 학제 간 연결, 통합 적용 수준에 따른 레벨 경계 개념 제공
비판적 사고를 실세계 문제 해결 지능으로 정의. 전이 가능한 사고 기술 목록(출처 신뢰성 판단, 비용편익 분석, 유추 추론 등)이 상위 레벨 역량 근거
