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← The fear of looking stupid or incompetent is a major factor that prevents people from having great ideas.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 3 Sept 1888 to 26 Jul 2026.

Everything filed under courage courage Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under design design Everything filed under language learning language learning Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The fear of looking stupid or incompetent is a major factor that prevents people from having great ideas. The fear of looking stupid or incompetentis a major factor that prevents peoplefrom having great ideas. Last stated 4 years ago 1 May 2023 VV Visakan Veerasamy — holds since 2023-05-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fear and vanity, not a lack of ideas, are what keep most people from building new things. — tap to centre the map on it Fear and vanity, not a lack ofideas, are what keep most peoplefrom building new things. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Aug 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-09-16 — tap for who they are SC Steve Coast — holds since 2024-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Great ideas are often perceived as bad or incomprehensible because they exist outside the existing paradigm. — tap to centre the map on it Great ideas are often perceived asbad or incomprehensible because theyexist outside the existing paradigm. Last stated 4 years ago 1 May 2023 VV Visakan Veerasamy — holds since 2023-05-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who are smart in a narrow way but don't read broadly are the ones who cause disastrous unintended consequences. — tap to centre the map on it People who are smart in a narrow waybut don't read broadly are the oneswho cause disastrous unintendedconsequences. Last stated 3 years ago 15 Oct 2023 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2023-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great. — tap to centre the map on it Often people mistake the depth ofthought needed to create somethingthat coheres for making somethingthat looks aesthetically simple,which is almost never the case ofanything great. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 JY Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many highly intelligent people tend to be insecure and risk-averse. — tap to centre the map on it Many highly intelligent people tendto be insecure and risk-averse. Last stated 5 years ago 22 Feb 2022 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Preciousness about ideas is what holds designers back; if you are producing a thousand ideas it does not matter that most of them are bad. — tap to centre the map on it Preciousness about ideas is whatholds designers back; if you areproducing a thousand ideas it doesnot matter that most of them arebad. Last stated 6 months ago 26 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: The ideas that end up mattering sound stupid at first, because that is where the value is locked up; copying the best with a tweak never works. — tap to centre the map on it The ideas that end up matteringsound stupid at first, because thatis where the value is locked up;copying the best with a tweak neverworks. Last stated 3 months ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: What stops people speaking a new language is not missing vocabulary; it is being unwilling to be heard sounding stupid. — tap to centre the map on it What stops people speaking a newlanguage is not missing vocabulary;it is being unwilling to be heardsounding stupid. Last stated 14 years ago by 12 Oct 2012 BL Benny Lewis — holds since 2012-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person should not play the coward to their own deeds by repudiating them once done; pangs of conscience are indecent. — tap to centre the map on it A person should not play the cowardto their own deeds by repudiatingthem once done; pangs of conscienceare indecent. Last stated 138 years ago 3 Sept 1888 FN Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since 1888-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. — tap to centre the map on it A society that intensely valuesintelligence is unprecedented inhuman history; the Bible, Homer andother ancient texts value strength,courage and beauty instead. Last stated 6 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection — tap to centre the map on it A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificingmembers would defeat most othertribes, which is natural selection CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are Same subject: Generosity is an antidote to fear: people get hung up on how risky a brave act feels and fail to focus on how generous it is. — tap to centre the map on it Generosity is an antidote to fear:people get hung up on how risky abrave act feels and fail to focus onhow generous it is. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Apr 2024 SG Seth Godin — holds since 2024-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having internalized the oppressor's image, the oppressed fear freedom, which would demand autonomy and responsibility instead — tap to centre the map on it Having internalized the oppressor'simage, the oppressed fear freedom,which would demand autonomy andresponsibility instead PF Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: Self-compassion can be fierce as well as tender: protecting yourself, speaking up and taking action. — tap to centre the map on it Self-compassion can be fierce aswell as tender: protecting yourself,speaking up and taking action. Last stated 4 years ago 10 May 2022 KN Kristin Neff — holds since 2022-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Delaying critical feedback robs someone of the chance to improve, for the sake of protecting your own feelings. — tap to centre the map on it Delaying critical feedback robssomeone of the chance to improve,for the sake of protecting your ownfeelings. Last stated a year ago by 11 Jul 2025 LR Lee Robinson — holds since 2025-07-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Facing an existential threat may be the scariest thing in business, and many will do anything to avoid it — tap to centre the map on it Facing an existential threat may bethe scariest thing in business, andmany will do anything to avoid it Last stated 15 years ago 13 Nov 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Managers having the courage to push on AI tools and dogfood them, instead of sending them to the team and hoping they work, matters. — tap to centre the map on it Managers having the courage to pushon AI tools and dogfood them,instead of sending them to the teamand hoping they work, matters. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 RG Ron Goldin — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The fear of looking stupid or incompetent is a major factor that prevents people from having great ideas. Last stated 1 May 2023 · 4 years ago Holds Visakan Veerasamy Read this korrent →