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Nap, Listen, Pounce

Nap, Listen, Pounce

As the saying goes, aliens will someday look at our internet and think we are a planet run by cats. For amusement, I talked to a number of cat owners, asking them to interpret what goes through their cats’ minds during a typical day … or during a particularly memorable event. Here is the cat mental model diagram that resulted, sketching out some of the feline philosophies and feelings that facilitate some of our favorite friends.

the cat mental model diagram
An early version of the cat opportunity map. Later versions have more support beneath the towers. (Click to download the PDF.)

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