Inversion prevents you from making up your mind after your first conclusion.
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Inversion is counterintuitive. It is not obvious to spend time thinking about the opposite of what you want. And yet inversion is a key tool of many great thinkers. Stoic practitioners visualize negative outcomes. Groundbreaking artists invert the status quo. Effective leaders avoid the mistakes that prevent success just as much as they chase the skills that accelerate it.
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Because most of us start rambling with our insecurities - don't try to write a final draft on the first try. Allow yourself a few first drafts, then flip it.
Take the final sentence, the conclusion, and move it to the top. This inversion forces you to lead with the need. Then, you'll find ...
Instead of reacting to things as soon as they show up, write them down and then later do a bunch at the same time.
This prevents them from constantly interrupting your workflow, while still making sure everything gets done.
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