A Real World Example
Addition by Subtraction
We’d dress poorly We’d have poor hygiene We’d interrupt the conversation if our phones buzzed We’d do zero research on our new colleague We’d ask no questions about our colleague We wouldn’t follow up after the meeting As we lay out these poor behaviors, the path becomes clear. We should avoid doing these things. Inversion works like magic thanks to a principle in math…
We’d show up late We’d have no greeting or a weak greeting We’d talk too much and dominate the conversation We’d be focused on our own needs We’d veer off-topic Let’s use a universal decision- making scenario in business. Tomorrow, we’ll be meeting with a new colleague for coffee. Using inversion, how would we screw this meeting up?
Addition subtraction gives us power because it’s so much easier to drop a behavior or habit than it is to add a new one. By cutting away bad behaviors, the good ones appear. Consider Michaelangelo… by When he carved the Statue of David, people in the town asked him how he did it. He replied, “I took a stone, and cut away what wasn’t David.”
Don Sevcik is the creator and president of the fastest math tutor on the planet, MathCelebrity. MathCelebrity served 8.2 million parents and students in over 190 countries. He’s a best-selling author of 5 books and also consults on SEO and mental models. donsevcik@gmail.com.
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