0/ How to make better decisions
Uncover what you WANT by identifying what you DON'T WANT.
A quick exercise to teach you how to leverage INVERSION to become a better decision-maker
THREAD👇🧵
Uncover what you WANT by identifying what you DON'T WANT.
A quick exercise to teach you how to leverage INVERSION to become a better decision-maker
THREAD👇🧵
1/ What do you want?
Deep down, what do you want?
Right now. In this moment. What is plaguing you?
Write it down.
Deep down, what do you want?
Right now. In this moment. What is plaguing you?
Write it down.
2/ I'll do the exercise with you. What do I want?
I want to have the freedom to choose. It might sound ambiguous, but that's what I want.
More on that in Dickie's awesome thread👇
But this thread is about you, so...
Keep reading👇
I want to have the freedom to choose. It might sound ambiguous, but that's what I want.
More on that in Dickie's awesome thread👇
https://twitter.com/dickiebush/status/1359529810356297728?s=20]
But this thread is about you, so...
Keep reading👇
3/ Now. What do you want? Come on! Write it down.
Okay, now that we got that out of the way, let's make it happen.
It'll be easy, just follow along.
Okay, now that we got that out of the way, let's make it happen.
It'll be easy, just follow along.
4/ Write down all the things you need to do to make that thing happen. Here are some questions to get you started.
1. Who can help you get what you want?
2. What do you need to do to get what you want?
3. When are you going to get what you want?
1. Who can help you get what you want?
2. What do you need to do to get what you want?
3. When are you going to get what you want?
5/ NOW STOP! Stop everything you are doing. We are doing this all wrong.
Do me a favor, instead of answering those questions, answer these...👇
Do me a favor, instead of answering those questions, answer these...👇
6/ Write down all the things you would need to do to NOT MAKE THAT THING HAPPEN.
1. Who would hinder you getting what you want?
2. What would prevent you from getting what you want?
3. When would it be difficult to get what you want?
1. Who would hinder you getting what you want?
2. What would prevent you from getting what you want?
3. When would it be difficult to get what you want?
7/ You might be thinking this is a ridiculous exercise. It might seem like that, but stick with me.
Let me introduce you to Inversion.
Inversion is a mental model used to improve decision making so you can live a happier, healthier, and wealthier life.
Let me introduce you to Inversion.
Inversion is a mental model used to improve decision making so you can live a happier, healthier, and wealthier life.
8/ Inversion is thinking about the ways you would not get something, so you can ultimately get what you want.
We are programmed to think about the things we need to do. Instead, we should be thinking about things we don't need to do.
We are programmed to think about the things we need to do. Instead, we should be thinking about things we don't need to do.
9/ By identifying the things we don't need to do, we narrow our scope of the things we need to do.
The more things we can identify - that would inhibit us from getting what we want - the more things we can focus on to get closer to what we want.
The more things we can identify - that would inhibit us from getting what we want - the more things we can focus on to get closer to what we want.
10/ What does inversion look like in practice? Let's explore.
Here is @FerraroOnAir exploring the WORST opening question in conversation history
Here is @FerraroOnAir exploring the WORST opening question in conversation history
https://twitter.com/FerraroOnAir/status/1337071988788105218?s=20
11/ What's a good framework for inversion? I really like this one published by @lcrothlisberger
https://twitter.com/lcrothlisberger/status/1359244524615270401?s=20
12/ @dickiebush on the most important mental model
https://twitter.com/dickiebush/status/1334863372098170880?s=20
13/ @ShaneAParrish on how to use inversion to think better
https://twitter.com/ShaneAParrish/status/1337136985941692416?s=20
15/ If you enjoyed this, follow me for more threads on creator economy, mental models, and entrepreneurship👇
16/ You can find all of my threads in the meta-thread below!
https://twitter.com/austinschless/status/1357185332354113543?s=20
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