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Strong Opinions Strongly Overrated

June 2, 2019May 13, 2019

Today Avdi tweeted about this lovely article debunking “strong ideas, loosely held”.The gist is, yo! stop talking like you’re sure about stuff. It makes it hard for other people to chime in, and it anchors you, making it hard to let go of your opinion.The simple trick is to quantify your certainty, below 100%. “I’m …

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