4 Phase Of Thought Maturity Model

What is Thought? It is kinda vague to describe it. It could be a feeling of how you feel the person is smart or not. It could be quantified by different tests with mark on the paper. To me, it is the core to guide us to make millions decision to survive in this world. Fortunately, some skills are available to learn in order to use the thought correctly. If we can master it well, it can help us to solve different complex problem and bring our perspective of this world to a whole different level.

This article is aimed to outline different phase of thought. Therefore, we are able to evaluate which phase are we at and know what are the benchmark of different phase.

Phase 1 • Single Mind

Receive information with limited autonomy and any thought process. In this phase, it is like a newborn babies who are being taught by their parents. They can only take the information from their parents at this state.

Phase 2 • Dualism

Increasing autonomy with Phase 1 information. As time goes by and more information and knowledge absorbed, child are gradually to grow its capability and gain some autonomy with it. However, at this state, they are lack of ability to distinct right or wrong of the new information, which just blindly to learn it.

Risk of building incorrect thought model

If people who do not able to learn the correct information at this state or being implant wrong information. Eventually, they build an incorrect mental models which is hard to correct later on.

Note

Be opened mind and use Rational Thinking(OS2) instead of Intuitive Thinking(OS1) to validate new learned information. As time goes by, you will reach to the next phase.

Phase 3 • Logical Thinking

The independent thought model is formed at this phase. It comes with a safe net to filter incorrect information before it becomes part of the thought model. The more right information implant to the mental model, the more concrete and efficient of it. The person in phase should able to demonstrate his rational thought and deep understanding of ideas.

Phase 4 • Diversify Thinking

The transcendent state of Phase 3. The person who are in this phase, is the most capable people to tackle complex problem. They are able to see things are being connected by deep understand of diversify areas. In different circumstances, they have their own unique perspective of this world, they able to see things differently and able to explore new connections like no others.

Role Models

Elon Musk and Charlie Munger are the great examples of people who are excel in Phase 4. Musk is a famous entrepreneur who found a series of billion companies, which from Internal financial company, electric car company to rocket science company. His First Principles approach allows him to see the root problem and tackle it precisely. The result of lowering the cost of rocket for space travel and battery manufacture price show the distinction between Phase 3 and 4.

Munger said he believes that all the successful people in this world, they share the same understanding of the mental models. If you are able to develop this mental models in your head, you are able to make better decision in business and your life. However, in order to achieve that, you have to learn and understand core principles from all disciplines.

My Takeaway

This Maturity Model offers me a guidance of how to move upward. As well as draw a blueprint for me to understand the abstract idea—Thought, into tangible and explainable idea. With these clarify level and right direction, the rest of my actions of learning will just fall into right order.