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How to have great ideas

Strategy 5: Know nothing, be curious


This is probably the most counter-intuitive strategy in the series. Our culture prizes experts and looks down on people who don't know. But knowing nothing and being curious can help us unlock new ways of seeing, being and doing that will generate great ideas.
So how exactly can you know nothing and be curious? Read the article here
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Quote:

When you’re upset about something...ask yourself, “Is it a tragedy or an inconvenience?” It’s probably the latter. Most of the things that get us upset are.


Ellen Langer

Quick bite:

No one enjoys failing, and it's tempting to move on quickly. But then we lose the chance to learn.
Next time you have a flop, ask yourself "What did I learn from this that I couldn't have learned any other way?"
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