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MENTAL MODEL · M0640

Oubaitori

Oubaitori
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Oubaitori compares people’s different merits with cherry, Japanese plum, peach and plum blossoms. It does not mean falling cherry blossoms. Different blooming times are a metaphor, not a strict botanical sequence.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

Eliminate peer pressure. If you are a plum blossom, don't worry why spring hasn't arrived (cherry blossoms have bloomed). Act in your own time zone; comparison is a meaningless categorization error.

anchor

Anchor fast decisions

Same as 'Oubaitori', emphasizing that each has its own time zone and no comparison, eliminating peer pressure.

MINIMUM ACTION

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Source support: Explicit

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