The value of a mental model

This is a great mental model! A mental model is a story, analogy, or drawing to explain something. It makes learning so much faster!

Research shows sleeping on the left side has lots of health benefits. It allows for waste materials in your body to be removed more easily by the lymphatic system while you sleep. And, as illustrated in the mental model, it reduces heartburn.

Sleeping on your left side is also good for your heart, for relieving back pain, and it’s great for pregnant women. What would mental models for these other health benefits look like?

Ruby Payne2020-06-26T15:10:04-05:00March 24th, 2017|Community, Health and Healthcare, K-12 Schools|

About the Author: Ruby Payne

In her two decades as a consultant on education and economic class, Ruby has published more than a dozen books and spoken extensively around the globe. Ruby empowers educators and community leaders to address issues of poverty in classrooms, communities, businesses, hospitals, churches, and social services. Through aha! Process programs and conferences, Ruby has certified thousands of trainees in her Framework for Understanding Poverty and Bridges Out of Poverty models. Her book Emotional Poverty won an IPPY Award from the Independent Publishers organization, which named it one of the best educational resources of the year. Over her distinguished career, Ruby has worked as a teacher and principal, written K–12 curriculum in all subject areas, and assisted in strategic planning and staff development programs for multiple organizations. Ruby’s work guides educators and community leaders through her extensive library of resources. She aims to equip everyone she meets with the tools to write a future story full of hope.