> [!tldr] firemen with hot feet, nurse with baby Everyone creates [[Mental Models]] to describe to themselves how the world works. Some people do it with more _specificity_. This ties to an anecdote about an RN who noticed a baby looked "wrong" in the NICU and made a judgment call that later saved the baby's life. This is attributed to a strong mental model that helped her focus on the right details. There was an incredibly similar story I heard somewhere about the nurse who worked in a cardiology who told her dad (or grandpa?) to go to the ER even though he felt fine. Turned out he was like hours away from a massive heart attack and she'd recognized imbalances in the color distribution of his skin. This seems very reminiscent of the story of the fireman who knew to leave the building his squad was firefighting in just before it collapsed for reasons he didn't know at the time. This was an example of the manifestation of [[System 1]] from [[Thinking Fast and Slow]]. It could also be an example of [[Thin Slicing]] from [[Blink]]. > [!tldr] 👉 The best way to be able to focus on the **right thing** is the formulation of strong mental models. **** # More ## Source - [[Smarter, Faster, Better]] - [[Thinking Fast and Slow]]