How to Get What You Want By Letting Go [The Backwards Law]

Summary by Krater

This video explores the psychological concept of the 'Inverted Curve' and the 'Backwards Law' through the lens of Navy SEAL drown-proofing, arguing that in complex psychological pursuits like happiness, letting go of control and accepting negative experiences is more effective than trying harder.

From the video

Answers: What is the Backwards Law and how does drown-proofing relate to happiness?

• drown-proofing
• Navy SEAL training
• linear curves
• diminishing returns
• inverted curve
• The Backwards Law
• psychological experiences
• happiness and confidence

What it concludes

• Simple mindless repetitive tasks tend to have a linear relationship between effort and reward.
• Activities involving complex and novel experiences tend to operate on a diminishing returns curve.
• Emotional and psychological experiences operate on an inverted curve, where trying harder produces worse results.
• Desiring a positive experience is a negative experience, and accepting a negative experience is a positive experience.