Agent skill · product strategy · erichowens
munger-worldly-wisdom
Multidisciplinary decision-making using mental models from psychology, economics, mathematics, and science to identify high-conviction opportunities and avoid cognitive biases. Keywords: latticework,
Why this skill is useful
Provides a structured decision-making framework that integrates multidisciplinary mental models, which the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 6k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-07-14. 180 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Munger Worldly Wisdom Apply multidisciplinary mental models to make few, high-conviction decisions within your circle of competence. When to Use ✅ Use for: Investment decisions, business strategy, complex problem-solving, evaluating competitive advantages, designing incentive systems, long-term capital allocation, avoiding cognitive biases ❌ NOT for: High-frequency trading, technical analysis, single-discipline academic research, speculative opportunities outside competence, situations requiring immediate action without analysis Core Process Investment Decision Tree Building Worldly Wisdom Tree Pre-Decision Checklist Anti-Patterns Activity Bias Trap Novice approach: Constant trading and portfolio activity; belief that doing something is always better than doing nothing; inability to sit still. Expert approach: Make 3-10 major decisions over entire career; practice "sit-on-your-ass investing"; hold positions with virtually zero turnover; wait months or years for perfect opportunity. Timeline: Novices exhaust themselves in years through trading costs and taxes. Experts compound wealth over decades through patience—Berkshire's success came from handful of decisions over 50+ years. Shibboleth: "We don't leap seven-foot fences. We look for one-foot fences with big rewards on the other side." --- Man-With-Hammer Syndrome Novice approach: Apply single discipline to every problem; torture reality to fit available models; rely exclusively on specialty training. Expert approach: Build latticework of 80-90 mental models from 8-10 disciplines; apply multiple lenses to each problem; check for lollapalooza effects where models combine. Timeline: Single-discipline thinking produces persistent blind spots throughout career. Multidisciplinary fluency takes 10-20 years to build but reveals second-order effects invisible to specialists. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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