Black Coffee Theory

A few weeks ago, I shared a piece on my ​Anti-To-Do List​ and the general merits of using inversion to improve your life.

The idea was straightforward:

1. Write down what you want to avoid doing.
2. Avoid doing those things.

I've gotten a lot of value from using inversion like this as a tool to provide clarity on my actions and avoid painful mistakes.

As the late Charlie Munger famously said, "All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I'll never go there."

But a few readers replied with an interesting question:

Doesn't focusing on what you don't want make you more likely to get it?

This raises an important point that I've never addressed directly...

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