# Feeling stuck? Try re-framing

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Humans are quick to contextualize. It's easy for us to get trapped in the 'framing' presented before us.

**The Art of Spotting Opportunities to Reframe 🖼️:**

* **Numbers:** Relative 📊 vs. Absolute 🔢
  * Is a 10% increase in sales significant? Compare that to an absolute number: "We sold 100 more units this quarter."
* **Words:** Emotive 💔 vs. Dispassionate 📄
  * Consider "The tragic accident was heart-wrenching" against "The accident resulted in several injuries."
* **Images:** Vibrant 🌈 vs. Dull 🌚
  * Think of a bright, colorful advertisement vs. a muted, serious public service announcement.

Reframing allows us to shift and play with these frames, helping us see things from different angles and ultimately building a clearer, more accurate picture 🔄

**Tips for Effective Reframing**:

1. **Diversify Your Sources** 📚: Get information from various places.
2. **Explore Different Causes** 🧠: Look beyond the obvious reasons.
3. **Think of Broader Outcomes** 🌍: What are the long-term implications?

Always challenge yourself: Are the facts and figures presented relatively true, or are they absolute truths?&#x20;

Questioning what's presented to us and seeking facts help us change our perspective.&#x20;

Dive deeper, ask questions, and manipulate the frame! 🔍🔄