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Unless people are willing to pay you, it’s not an idea you’re ready to go after.
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143 |
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…a high-value idea or emotion is as compelling as a flash of lightning or a volley of thunder, and it biases the competition for your attention so thoroughly that everything else fades into the background.
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031 |
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…acquiescence to a single way of understanding something means that you stop attending to reality, go on autopilot, and squelch any fresh ideas about how to do things better, or at least in your own way.
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141 |
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how you decide to spend your time and make other choices that affect your quality of life is closely bound up with attention…
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178 |
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…resist the inclination to be a perfectionist. Instead, find the cheapest, easiest thing to try that will get you into the mix of things, expose your work and ideas, and allow you to see how people respond.
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070 |
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If you want to be creative and come up with inventive ideas, you need to be an eager and active observer.
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102 |
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You are more likely to come up with transformative ideas when you are doing things out in the world – trying new activities, exploring unfamiliar places, meeting people…
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115 |
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…a rich and varied background helps one to look at problems from many angles and come up with ideas and strategies that transcend any single perspective.
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When you expose yourself to new places, it helps you break free from your current thinking and envision new ideas.
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117 |
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Perhaps the most powerful way to initiate transformative ideas is by interacting with people outside your usual social network.
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