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Still in Erik Wahl's session....

We've been trained to give left-brain, analytical thinking preferential treatment. From school to corporate structure, we react to everything based on the context that's been defined for us. An example: Wahl showed us the following symbol:

VII

and then asked how to add one line and make it an 8. Everyone knows this, right --

VIII

Then he showed us this symbol

IX

and asked us how to add one line to make it a 6. Everyone looked a little puzzled, until he showed us the answer:

SIX

The way we define the context of a challenge determines how we resolve it.