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Where Good Ideas Come From

By Steven Johnson

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“the business advice one is probably where good ideas come from like Stephen Johnson I really like that book”

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Find the thing you feel guilty getting paid for, do the hell out of it with intensity, and take non-linear risks.

Turn aimless tech-tinkering into learning by chasing an arbitrary-but-real goal and being stubborn about reaching it.

Gauge whether an idea is truly disruptive by how polarized the reactions are, not how positive.

Users are lazy; adoption only happens when total value delivered exceeds total effort spent, ideally by 10x.

Evaluate a disruptive idea by imagining its upside first, then treat the objections as your build list.

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