­ЪДа Invert, Always Invert
He was, however, well known for his ability to solve extremely complex problems by following a simple strategy of Рђюman muss immer umkehrenРђЮ or, roughly translated, Рђюinvert, always invert.РђЮ
In the early 1980РђЎs Cirque de Soleil was one of the hundreds of traveling circuses that needed to make more money in a declining market.
They created a challenge. РђюHow might we change the circus experience from something cheap to entertain kids, to a high end event for adults?РђЮ
What is 7% of 50? DonРђЎt ask yourself this. ItРђЎs hard. Simplify it by inverting the question.
Ask yourself what is 50% of 7. ItРђЎs 3.5, of course. ItРђЎs the same answer, with a simpler question.
Control freaks arenРђЎt protecting themselves from anxiety, their control freakery is creating it.
The dichotomy of control is a Stoic practice that basically states some things are within our control and others are not. It provides us a framework to be effective at solving problems by dividing them into segments. Things we can control, and things we canРђЎt.
They are contrarian investors. Unlike the crowd, they donРђЎt find safety in following the herd. The crowd is terrible investors.
РђюWe simply try to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearfulРђЮ Рђћ Warren Buffet
When the crowd sells; they buy. When the crowd buys; they donРђЎt.
The Navy Seals have a training test called Рђўdrown proofingРђЎ where they tie cadetsРђЎ hands behind their backs and through them into the deep end of a pool.
These cadets would drown if assistance wasnРђЎt available to them. ┬а
Ian knew he wouldnРђЎt get signed so he went and treated it like a football holiday safe in the knowledge he would return to the factory and could pay his bills.
He became their record top scorer. Arsenal, one of the UKРђЎs biggest teams, signed Ian where he went on to the clubРђЎs top scorer and won the following:
РђюWhen you try to stay on the surface of the water, you sink; but when you try to sink, you floatРђЎ and that Рђўinsecurity is the result of trying to be secure.РђЮ Рђћ Alan Watts
Humans get in their own way. Relax, enjoy the process, and what will beРђдwill be.
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