The late Charlie Munger often cited the mental model of INVERSION, citing the mathematician Carl Jacobi.
Munger approached problems by considering "How do we guarantee failure?" Premortem examinations analyze what can go wrong. Contractors use blueprints. Medicine often uses critical pathways. Chefs find quality ingredients and recipes.
Conditions matter. Don't pour concrete at ten degrees Fahrenheit. Don't work out in hundred degree heat. "Life is about the management of risk."
This also leverages "The Power of Negative Thinking" as in do the opposite of the 'bad thing'.
1. MVB is a learning culture. Many MVB student-athletes represent on the Honor Roll.
2. Offseason play is the norm. "Repetitions make reputations."
3. Effort equals expectation.
4. Elite teams "play harder for longer."
5. Every top-ranked team plays strong opponents. "Iron sharpens iron."
6. Competitors want coaching. "Mentoring is the only shortcut to excellence."
7. The most powerful motivation comes from within.
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