Tools for Better Thinking
Does anybody know of something similar, but written in a more elaborate book-like fashion?<p>It's not about format, of course, it's just that all these model-zoo's are only half of the story — not useless, but rather <i>incomplete</i>. That is, if you learn a lot of them, one day you <i>might</i> remember something and find it useful — or you might not. This is a bit abstract, but I want to say you rarely ever need any special <i>tools</i> of thinking (or maybe even tools in general) — you want a <i>technology</i>. That is, a relatively broad (but precisely defined) instruction of how to identify and approach a set of problems in some domain. I.e., it is more about <i>when</i> to use a tool or technique, rather than being a exhibition of such tools. I mean, there is important difference — that's kinda the difference between going to college and going to a museum.<p>For example, GTD is a technology (doesn't matter good or bad). It tells you when to use tools/techniques suggested (and a better book would have more showcases and exercises to internalize the idea, IMO). This site or coursera's famous "Models Thinking" course — aren't.