Mental model · Reasoning
The map is not the territory
The map is not the territory: Every model, metric and description is a simplification, and leaves something out on purpose.
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Every model, metric and description is a simplification, and leaves something out on purpose.
Try it now
Take a dashboard or report you rely on. Write three important things about the real situation it cannot show.
What to do with the answer
Decide how you will check those three, since the map never will.
Where it misleads
Taken too far it becomes an excuse to ignore data. A simplified map is still far better than no map.
The module it belongs to
- Critical Thinking — Evaluate claims and evidence