Card #91 – ”Opposite Approach”

Card #91 – ”Opposite Approach” from the Creative Whack Pack

Available on the iOS App Store and as a physical deck of cards

Have you ever adopted a child’s outlook to gain more wisdom?

Played hard-to-get to appear more attractive?

Gotten away from a problem in order to solve it?

Gone to the city to be alone? Embraced a fear to overcome it?

Spoken very quietly to get people’s attention?

Life gives us many opportunities to use this opposite, counterintuitive approach to reach an objective.

Suppose you’re a basketball coach and ask, “Instead of focusing on instilling teamwork in my players, what can I do to throw them out of sync?” The result would be a set of unsettling things that would rattle them. The players could then practice dealing with them and be better prepared in games.

— How might employing the “opposite” approach help you reach your objective?

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