Uncommon Virtues #5: Counterintuition
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Examine the first impulse
Notice the reaction
Consider other explanations
Choose a response that fits
Visual interpretation: A familiar route on a travel map now meets a changed river. A traveler pauses at the automatic old turn, examines conditions and chooses an informed new route. Include two plausible alternatives; do not show automatic contrarianism as wisdom.
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