Useful Untruths
Reframes are powerful mental tools that survive generations not because they're universally true, but because they work.
"In chaos there is opportunity" and "The customer is always right" aren't literal truths—they're perspective shifts. These mental pivots have the curious quality of being technically false while remaining incredibly useful.
They rewire our brains to focus on solutions rather than debating problems.
The magic happens when we understand this apparent contradiction: a statement doesn't need to be literally true to transform our thinking. The most powerful reframes don't describe reality as it is—they reshape how we perceive it, opening doors to new possibilities that our previous perspective kept locked.