Do not focus on the visible, focus on the invisible | Second-Order Thinking

The Mental Model of Second-Order Thinking can help us focus on the (often) invisible “long-term“ consequences of our decisions. We will look at the definition and practical examples of how to apply Second-Order Thinking. In addition, we will look at an example from Frédéric Bastiat in his essay “That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen“. _______________________________________________________ 0:00 Introduction 0:32 Second-order Thinking explained 2:44 How to use the Mental Model of Second-Order Thinking? 4:00 Some limitations, what to keep in mind 4:55 Second-order thinking applied (examples) 7:43 Outro _______________________________________________________ Sources: [1] That Which is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen — Frédéric Bastiat _______________________________________________________ Music by Epidemic Sound Lightdrops - Peter Sandberg A Homage to Her - David Celeste Blue Brook - Clarence Reed Our Early Years - David Celeste _______________________________________________________ You can find me here: X/Twitter: Medium: @DenisBischof #mentalmodels