📫 Awards & Mental Models – Weekend Words #068

You survived the first full week of 2026. Your weekend words are: Awards and Mental Models.

“[Hosting the Golden Globes last year was] without a doubt the most fun I have ever had in my career.”

“I can’t wait to do it again, and this time in front of the team from The White Lotus who will finally recognize my talent and cast me in season 4 as a Scandinavian pilates instructor with a shadowy past.”

— Nikki Glaser, host of the 2026 Golden Globe Awards (Sunday, Jan 11)

More on the Golden Globes in Tuesday’s book spotlight

“What you need is a latticework of mental models in your head. And, with that system, things gradually get to fit together in a way that enhances cognition.”

— Charlie Munger, Poor Charlie’s Almanack

More on mental models in Thursday’s featured article

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