Invariant Subspace Counterexample

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Can someone give an example:

Suppose $T \in L(V)$. If $V = W \bigoplus W'$ and if $W$ is T-invariant then $W'$ is not necessarily T-invariant.

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Let $A:=\pmatrix{1&1\\0&1}$ as a linear map $\in L(V)$ for $V=\Bbb R^2$, and let $W$ be the $x$-axis and $W'$ the $y$-axis.