07/28/2023
Does it ever feel like your brain is on strike? Like, no matter the task or when it's due, you just can't seem to get started on it. It's so annoying! Especially because you know the consequences! π€―
Immediately perfectionists will use this opportunity to bash themselves, as if that helps.
But then what? You feel worse.
Bashing yourself doesn't solve it.
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So,
I asked myself, how could I help my clients in this moment of crisis?
And when I thought about it, I used a technique that is often overlooked:
I inverted the problem.
I looked at it from a different perspective.
And in doing so, I came up with a solution that I'm pretty excited about. I don't think I would have gotten to it had I looked at this problem from just one point of view. With this solution I can offer my clients more than just coaching AND help them be more productive on their time.π€β¬οΈ
The inversion method of solving a problem means looking at it from all sides but especially from the side of, what would make this problem worse? Then you can at least see the answer for what NOT to do, and this opens up new possibilities. This is also known as the anti-goal.π€―π€
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Sooo next time, when your brain is "on strike", ask yourself, does it need more bashing or less? What really is keeping you stuck? What is the anti-goal? Then do the opposite.β€οΈπ