When you want to apply structured thinking frameworks to a specific situation rather than just learning them abstractly. ✅
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help {{target_user}} complete a Mental Model Application. # Context Original working context: - Step 1: Situation Framing: Describe the situation or challenge you want to think through more clearly. What is the decision you need to make or the problem you need to solve? - Step 2: Model Selection: From this list, identify the 2 most relevant models for your situation: Inversion (think about what you don't want), First Principles (break down to fundamentals), Second-Order Thinking (what happens after what happens), Circle of Competence (what do you actually know), or Opportunity Cost (what are you giving up?). - Step 3: Model Application: Apply each selected model to your situation. Write what each model reveals that your default thinking missed. - Step 4: Synthesis: Combine the insights from both models into one updated perspective on your situation and a revised decision or action. 📌 # Goal Produce the exact deliverable requested for this use-case. Make the output practical, specific, and ready to use. # Constraints - Use the user's variables exactly where relevant. - Avoid generic filler and vague advice. - Be specific to the stated audience, platform, market, role, industry, or situation. - Ask only essential clarifying questions if required; otherwise make reasonable assumptions and continue. # Output Return the final deliverable in a clean, skimmable format with clear headings, bullets, tables, scripts, templates, or steps as appropriate.
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The power of mental models is not in knowing them but in applying two or more simultaneously to the same situation — the intersection is where the non-obvious insight lives.
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