# 6 Mental Models tips (all free)

6 Mental Models resources, picked out of 2 saved Instagram reels and 5 liked tweets, from creators like @MazdakSafaei, @WClemente, @series. 6 of them are free, freemium or open source.

## All 6

- [Peter Thiel's 7 Core Mental Models](https://xiry.app/resources/peter-thiel-s-7-core-mental-models): A distilled summary of key startup and investing principles from Zero to One (List, Free)
- [Consensus–Contrarian Matrix](https://xiry.app/resources/consensus-contrarian-matrix): A 2x2 matrix explaining where outsized investment returns come from (Framework, Free)
- [Elon Musk's 5-Step Process (The Algorithm)](https://xiry.app/resources/elon-musk-s-5-step-process-the-algorithm): A five-step framework for engineering design, process optimization, and automation. (Tip, Free)
- [How to Fix Your Entire Life in 1 Day (Dan Koe's Framework)](https://xiry.app/resources/how-to-fix-your-entire-life-in-1-day-dan-koe-s-framework): An identity-level behavioral change framework based on developmental psychology and teleology. (Framework, Free)
- [Teach the Problem Instead of Teaching the Tool](https://xiry.app/resources/teach-the-problem-instead-of-teaching-the-tool): An education framework anchoring tools and theory to concrete problems (Tip, Free)
- [The Most Powerful Paradoxes of Life](https://xiry.app/resources/the-most-powerful-paradoxes-of-life): Eight counterintuitive mental models for decision-making, productivity, and communication (List, Free)

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