Blogger builds a Mental Models Wiki with Sonnet: 100 models, 6 disciplines, 440 links
vista8 · x · 2026-10-23
Inspired by a discussion on transferring methodologies across fields (echoing Charlie Munger's latticework of mental models), blogger vista8 used Sonnet 5.5 to build and publish a "Mental Models Wiki."
- 100 mental models across 6 disciplines — physics, biology, economics, psychology, systems, strategy — with 440 cross-links.
- A draggable, zoomable knowledge graph visualizes connections; a "model of the day" section highlights entries like First Principles, Entropy, Leverage, and the Red Queen Effect.
- Each model page is structured with sections for scenarios, principle diagrams, practice, evidence, usage, boundaries, related models, and sources — e.g., First Principles includes a flowchart for listing assumptions, testing them, and re-deriving solutions from basic facts.
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