Thinking in Systems and Mental Models

Think like a Super Thinker. Primer to Learn the Art of Making a Great Decision and Solving Complex Problems. Chaos Theory, Science of Thinking for Social Change

By: Marcus P. Dawson

Narrated by: Jacob Garibay

Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

Do you want to understand the roles of thinking in systems and how they affect, hinder, or aid in fulfilling your life? Do you want to increase your thinking skills and build effective mental models?

Without a broad view of interconnectedness, our problem-solving skills are limited and short-sighted, and our abilities to make long-term, beneficial decisions are hampered. If we don’t acknowledge our interdependence's complexity, then we are doomed to replicate a system that will ultimately fail. Just as every node on a network contributes to the final result, every action of a member of a particular organizational system contributes to the outcome.

The human mind expects events and describes fundamentals by building small-scale models of the real world. A mental model is a way we represent and understand an event, phenomenon, or system compactly.

In this audiobook, you will learn:

• The key concepts of systems thinking
• A step-by-step method to solve any problem
• Tips to improve your decision-making process
• The role of Chaos Theory in systems thinking
• What is wrong with your current way of thinking and how you can improve it
• Strategies for developing habits, mental toughness, and resilience to combat mental clutter
• Forty mental models that you can use in your daily life
• How to expand your set of mental models, create new ones, and use them effectively
• And much more!

Systems thinking provides a framework for defining and solving problems. Awareness of our interconnectedness is key to solving the biggest and most complex problems we face in contemporary society.

You will be astonished how you start seeing the world in a different light the moment you expose yourself to a new mental model. There is no end to the number of mental models that exist on earth, and you will learn about so many of them in this audiobook.

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©2020 Marcus P. Dawson (P)2021 Marcus P. Dawson

Great guide!

This audiobook has given me information that is truly worth listening to and putting into practice.

Narrator’s reading doesn’t help

Not sure if its just me, but the narrator’s style of reading/delivery makes this difficult to listen to. This is already a abstract concept, so a boring reader made it hard to follow.

getting real focus

being always totally focused on the goal, on the process to get there, is not something simple, but this material has helped me to put into practice many strategies to maintain, no matter what, that focus that I need to have always.

Mental Toughness

With the chapter on Mental Toughness and Tenacity, I gained undeniable strength, which has taken me to levels I considered impossible to reach.

A very well explained manual

This whole book has been filled with a lot of valuable information for me, what I liked the most was how well the author explained each topic. Thank you very much. Thank you!

I feel sorry for the narrator

The narrator seems to be ill equipped to deliver this material. He sounds profoundly bored with the material. This makes the dry content even harder to consume.
Other than that it had some interesting ideas. I found it quite scattered conceptually.

Nourished mind

If there is one thing I am completely sure of, it is that my mind is never satisfied, I have a very curious personality, and for that reason I bought this book, which to my surprise was in charge of nourishing me 100% with information of great interest.

Strategies that work

I must say that I have started to live a great experience thanks to this material, my mind has gradually adopted very profitable ways of thinking, and that undoubtedly has brought multiple benefits to my daily life. Thank you so much!

Theories well understood

With the chaos theory in systems thinking, many of my doubts were clarified, besides, during all that time I also learned many super interesting and necessary things for a better performance in this new path. I liked having this book.

Understanding the why of things

Why do we make bad decisions? That was one of the questions that invaded my head the most, and when I was able to experience the beautiful feeling at the moment I started to hear the answers, I felt much more relieved. I will always be grateful for this.