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MENTAL MODEL · M2103

Frog Effect

Frog Effect
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Boiling frog: lack of vigilance towards gradually deteriorating environments, unable to cope when the crisis becomes apparent, metaphor for numbness to slow crises.

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Numb to gradual crises, powerless to escape by the time they are noticed.

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The Frog Effect (boiling frog) refers to the lack of alertness to slowly occurring dangers, failing to escape due to gradual changes, ultimately falling into danger.

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