Venkatesh Rao is the founder of the blog Ribbonfarm, the technology analysis site Breaking Smart, and the author of a book on decision making called Tempo.
We talk about a host of fascinating subjects, including:
- The dangers and the benefits of tribalistic and individualistic thinking
- The 3 types of decision makers and a brief overview of each (which are you?)
- The brilliant way he describes the power of mental models through Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings
- How mental models simplify the sheer volume of information our brains are forced to process every day
- Why it’s critical to continually update your mental models, and how most people are doing this wrong
- How Venkatesh processes the information he reads, and how he handles material he doesn’t enjoy reading
- How technology will impact the way we run businesses, manage people, and even interact with each other