Inverse Thinking

1. A cognitive technique used to challenge and expand personal perspectives by deliberately reversing one’s usual way of thinking about a subject or idea. This involves considering the opposite of what is typically believed or assumed, such as viewing an attribute once thought undesirable in a positive light. The goal is not necessarily to adopt the opposite belief, but to explore and examine the subject from a different angle, encouraging new insights and challenging ingrained judgments.

2. A mental exercise where one takes a commonly held view or assumption and actively imagines it in its inverse form, questioning why something is perceived the way it is, and considering what value or meaning might exist in the opposite perspective.

By practicing inverse thinking, she began to see her wrinkles not as signs of aging, but as beautiful markers of the wisdom and experiences she had gathered over the years.

by NakedEdmund February 19, 2025

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but i think im good

I dont know how but i think im good

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il think about it and get back to you

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person 1: wanna get coffee tomorrow at 4
person 2: il think about it and get back to you

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i think we should have a real dog

Idea for getting a new dog that isn't a stuffed animal

I think we should have a real dog Defined as getting a real dog

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think

1. have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something.

2. direct one's mind towards someone or something; use one's mind actively to form connected ideas.

1. she thought that nothing would be the same again

2. he was thinking about Colin

by AkiraShakira January 6, 2023

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