So, it's useful information, no doubt. If you haven't heard of the ideas presented in the index of this book, it's a great way to familiarize yourself with them, and has plenty of fun, cerebral anecdotes to get you there.

The problem is that if you know the phrase "mental models", you probably are familiar with the ideas in this book already. The main value isn't in the mental models themselves or having them described, but being able to apply them to real-life situation that you might be facing. I don't know of a technique or way to incorporate these ideas into daily life so that they readily come to mind as you need them (which is sort of the point).

I guess having them described is a good first step, though. ( )

I had really high expectations for this book, but it feels like mostly fluff. There were a few generally useful (but obvious or widely known) points about the difference between mental models or maps and reality or territory, but I was expecting something new or at least usefully generalized.

The delivery in the audiobook was also pretty bad, which is ironic since the author is primarily a podcaster. ( )