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MENTAL MODEL · M7158

Doctrine of the Mean

Doctrine of the Mean
CultureHigh supportChinese Philosophy
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

English translation pending.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

Dynamic balance. Extremes are easy; the mean is extremely difficult. It requires you to find the precise balance point between courage and recklessness, caution and cowardice.

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Impartial and unbiased, without excess or deficiency, dynamically staying in the center and adapting to the times, emphasizing taking the appropriate point between two extremes and adjusting according to the situation.

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