Mental Models 104 - Bear Or Bull? | George Mack | Modern Wisdom Podcast 253

George Mack is a writer and a growth marketer. If you imagine your mind as an operating system, mental models are apps that you can install to give yourself extra functionality and improved decision making. Expect to learn about our brand new game Bear Or Bull, how you can use anchoring to get laid, why numeracy is a superpower, whether remote working is a blessing or a curse and much more... Sponsor: Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (Enter promo code MODERNWISDOM for 83% off and 3 Months Free) Extra Stuff: Follow George on Twitter - https://twitter.com/george__mack Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #mentalmodels #georgemack #bullish - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

George MackguestChris Williamsonhost

Dec 3, 20201h 8mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: December 3, 2020
Duration: 1h 8m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

George Mack is a writer and a growth marketer. If you imagine your mind as an operating system, mental models are apps that you can install to give yourself extra functionality and improved decision making. Expect to learn about our brand new game Bear Or Bull, how you can use anchoring to get laid, why numeracy is a superpower, whether remote working is a blessing or a curse and much more... Sponsor: Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (Enter promo code MODERNWISDOM for 83% off and 3 Months Free) Extra Stuff: Follow George on Twitter - https://twitter.com/george__mack Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #mentalmodels #georgemack #bullish - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

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George Mack
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Chris Williamson
host
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring George Mack and Chris Williamson, Mental Models 104 - Bear Or Bull? | George Mack | Modern Wisdom Podcast 253 explores mental Models, Coca-Cola, Bezos, And Bull-Or-Bear Bets On The Future Chris Williamson and George Mack explore how simple but powerful mental models explain everything from Coca-Cola’s dominance to Bezos’ and Musk’s decision-making. They dive into Charlie Munger’s numeracy-driven analysis of Coke, the importance of basic math in business, and psychological models like conditioning, anchoring, power laws, and opportunity-cost blindness. The conversation then shifts to leverage, delegation, remote work, and how misaligned incentives and overthinking cripple execution. They finish with a rapid-fire “bull or bear” game on elections, Kanye, sex robots, and remote work, using it to surface deeper questions about technology, politics, and society.

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