Rename the Frame  Take one “hard” task and rewrite it as a question in a different dimension: Change “How far until X?” to “How long until X?” Solve the second version first. If clarity appears instantly, you weren’t stuck… you were misframing. Draft the Wrong Answer   Write one deliberate wrong guess about a decision or […]
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What if your daily mistakes weren’t evidence against you… but evidence about you? A court tries to assign blame. A lab tries to understand mechanisms. When you treat your mind like a lab, getting stuck becomes informative. The interesting data isn’t only the correct answer. It’s the strategy you tried first. The assumption you didn’t
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Why do people refuse a “perfectly rational” deal? Because rationality on paper ignores the part that matters in real life… constraints. Your mind isn’t only calculating payoff. It’s calculating survivability. How long can you keep playing before you go broke… financially, emotionally, or cognitively? A choice can be mathematically attractive and practically reckless at the
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What small hesitation is shaping your behavior right now? Not the big obstacle… the tiny friction you keep stepping around. The awkward name you don’t want to mispronounce. The question you don’t want to “waste time” with. The unclear next step that makes you postpone. These barriers don’t look like failures. They look like minor
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If wrong ideas are normal, why do they still derail people? Not because they appear… but because they stay unchallenged. Your intuition is not a liar; it’s a fast draft. Cognitive work begins when the draft becomes visible. Silence hides the model you’re using. And the model determines what you notice, what you ignore, and
Wrong Ideas Aren’t Dangerous… Unspoken Ones Are Read More »
What’s the fastest way to fail at something you could absolutely do well? Start by doing the work… before you decide what the work is. Most “hard problems” are just poorly framed problems wearing a costume. Your mind grabs the first handle it sees (distance, steps, details)… and then it commits. That commitment is expensive.
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