Paradoxical Principle #1
Be Focused and Flexible About What You Want
Identify Barriers to Knowing What You Want
Use Goals to Guide You, Not Govern You
Take Your Eye Off the Target
Treat Goals as Hypotheses
Uncover Future Phobia
Mine Goals from Past and Future Events
Clarify the Big and Little Things You Want
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Paradoxical Principle #2
Be Aware and Wary of What You Know
Question the Validity of Information You Receive
More Information Can Cause More Uncertainty
Case Study: Coffee Culture
Watch Out for Info-Mania
Open Your Mind to New Knowledge
Expand Your Thinking About Other Possibilities
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| Paradoxical Principle #3
Be Realistic and Optimistic About What You Believe
Recognize That Reality Is in the Mind of the Beholder
Be Wary of Your Dogma
Perceive Perspective Paralysis
Treat Beliefs as Prophecy
Dream Precisely to Create a Positive Future
Uncover Your Beliefs Through Metaphor
Explore Your Personal Metaphor
Use Scenario Rehearsal in Decision Making
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Paradoxical Principle #4
Be Practical and Magical About What You Do
Treat Intuition as Intelligence
Become Aware of Your Decision Strategies
Recognize Reverse Paranoia
Learn to Plan and Plan to Learn
Visualize Outcomes with Decision Trees
See the Bigger Picture in Outcomes Windows
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