Mental models are the intellectual building blocks Munger advocates collecting from every discipline—but most people stop at a few favourites and never build the latticework. FTN's library names 100+ models and connects them to real leaders and decisions; this reading list supplies the canonical texts, across formats.
Core Catalogues
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Charlie Munger · Book
The original multidisciplinary-models manifesto—speeches and checklists in one volume.
The Great Mental Models (Vol. 1–4)
Shane Parrish · Book
Structured single-model chapters with examples—accessible entry point for systematic model building.
Super Thinking
Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann · Book
Broader catalogue with quick explanations—useful reference shelf alongside deeper reads.
Multidisciplinary Foundations
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman · Book · Amazon
Psychology foundation for most decision models—biases as predictable system failures.
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins · Book
Evolutionary biology lens—replication, incentives, and adaptation as mental models.
Thinking in Systems
Donella Meadows · Book
Systems dynamics foundation—stocks, flows, feedback loops, and leverage points.
Speeches and Essays
Munger: Psychology of Human Misjudgment
Charlie Munger · Speech
Compressed 25-tendency checklist—fast operating system for bias detection.
Berkshire letters on incentives and accounting
Warren Buffett · Letter
Applied mental models in capital allocation—primary source for how models work in practice.