Cognitive Scaffold

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MENTAL MODEL · M10370

Wooden Ox and Floating Horse

Wooden Ox and Floating Horse
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

A transportation device invented by Zhuge Liang that could automate or reduce the effort of transporting grain, solving the supply problems of the Shu army.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

Technological leverage/infrastructure. In competition, whoever has more advanced tools (like the Wooden Ox and Floating Horse) has lower logistics costs and higher turnover. Rather than competing with manpower, it's better to build tools.

anchor

Anchor fast decisions

English translation pending.

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