Cognitive Scaffold

Preparing your thinking workspace

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MENTAL MODEL · M6818

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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Return on Investment, the rate of return on investment = (gain - cost) / cost × 100%, a basic indicator for measuring investment efficiency.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

Quantitative thinking of input-output. It transforms vague "worth it or not" into a calculable ratio, supporting resource allocation decisions.

anchor

Anchor fast decisions

Whether an investment is worthwhile depends on the "output/input" ratio. ROI = (gain − cost) / cost, turning vague "worth it or not" into a comparable ratio: ROI>0 means profit, the higher the better. It allows investments of different scales and natures to be compared on the same scale, supporting resource allocation.

MINIMUM ACTION

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Source support: Explicit

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