The Quiet Power of Inversion

Most problems get easier when you flip them.

Start from the failure

Instead of asking how do I succeed?, ask what would guarantee failure? — then carefully avoid those things.

• Avoid obvious mistakes
• Remove what isn't working
• Protect your attention

"It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid."

That's inversion. Quiet, but powerful.