His list of mental models is great, but I suspect that most people (myself included) would get more out of using the list as a means of searching for books (textbooks in particular) that teach you about the list items incidentally as part of a greater framework of knowledge.

The only reason I even recognize many of those items as useful is because I encountered them in university courses.

I second this. The Farnam Blog is a great resource. You can start here to get a flavour of the content and writing style:

* Mental Models: The Best Way to Make Intelligent Decisions (113 Models Explained) - https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/mental-models/