---
title: "10 Mental Models Developers Can Use to Get Unstuck"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/10-mental-models-developers-can-use-to-get-unstuck-q1x18yxrm
source_url: https://www.sitepoint.com/10-mental-models-developers-can-use-to-get-unstuck/
type: article
source: "SitePoint"
published: 2022-02-16T04:56:40.801Z
updated: 2022-02-16T04:56:40.806Z
tags: ["general-programming"]
reading_time: 8
upvotes: 16
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# 10 Mental Models Developers Can Use to Get Unstuck

**[SitePoint](https://daily.dev/sources/sitepoint)** · 8 min read · 16 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

Mental models are frameworks that can help us comprehend ideas or make sense of the world. For developers, mental models can benefit your productivity and efficiency. Here are some notable mental models for developers to help you get the job done. To get unstuck, look at difficult problems from new angles, verify your assumptions, and understand systems more deeply.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@petroff** · 0 upvotes

> Very good article, interesting points, hints, and ideas.
> I was pleasantly surprised.

**@stempelo** · 0 upvotes

> Interesting article.

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