014 - Mike's Solo Episode - Inversion, Hanlon's Razor and the future of humanity - a podcast by Mike Mahlkow and Max Elster

On this week’s episode of Startups, Sparks & Serendipity, we have a bit of a changeup. Mike is alone this time. You know how synching schedules can be when business is picking up, and that is just where we are. So Mike takes some time to talk about two very important mental models he uses.

Inversion - solving problems by working backwards. Instead of asking yourself what can you do to be successful, ask yourself what might you do that can prevent your success?

Handlem’s Rasor - Do not attribute to malice what can be explained to be a mistake or forgetfulness. Think of your own mistakes and think about how they could be perceived by strangers.

Recommendations:

Books: The Precipice by Toby Ord

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/50485582-the-precipice

Tools:

Posture Corrector

https://www.Newsletterstack.com

Further episodes of Startups, Sparks and Serendipity

Further podcasts by Mike Mahlkow and Max Elster

Website of Mike Mahlkow and Max Elster