Top 3 Mental Models in Investing Applied to Life’s Decision-Making

The 3 Mental Models That Cover 80% of Life’s Best Decisions Life is, at its core, about decision-making. Every day we make choices — big and small — and over time, the quality of those choices shapes the quality of our lives. Investing has been my unexpected masterclass in decision-making. The same thinking I use to decide Buy, Hold, or Sell? is the thinking I use to decide Say yes, say no, or wait? in life. The beauty of investing is that it demands constant decisions and gives immediate feedback in the form of gains or losses. Over time, it becomes a thinking gym — strengthening not just what you know, but how you think. From my years of investing, three mental models stand out as powerful enough to guide more than 90% of good...

2025-08-14 · Ariel

Paradox

Life Is Filled With Paradox What I’ve learned after 40: The truth lives in the tension between opposites. The deeper I walk on this path, the more I realize: Life doesn’t operate in straight lines — it flows in paradox. It’s not either/or — it’s both, woven together. And through my own experience, I’ve seen how truth often hides in contradiction. You Want Abundance? Give First. I began giving generously in May — money,encouragement, kindness, love. Since then, my stock portfolio started rising. Coincidence? Or energy flow? True abundance begins when you stop clutching and start contributing. You Pick the Shortcut, But It Takes You Longer I married a rich kid to take a shortcut — but eventually, the marriage became draining....

2025-08-04 · Ariel
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