Addition by subtraction

Throwing away a bad strawberry out of a bowl of fruit makes it more delightful.

Cutting a dead limb off a tree allows it to thrive.

Trading away a player with a bad attitude allows everyone else to take a breath.

Everyone understands the concept. But it is much more difficult to see it as an option. Because with a fixed mindset, the default setting is to hold on tight to what we have.

Sometimes, “the math ain’t mathing.”