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The Biggest Obstacle To Scaling Creativity
in reality, the biggest barrier to originality is not idea generation—it’s idea selection.
from Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant
- People have an enormous capacity to make things happen. A combination of self-doubt, giving up too early, and not pushing hard enough prevents most people from ever reaching anywhere near their potential.
from How to Be Successful by Sam Altman
Johanna added
- The core issue is that I cling too tightly to an original vision. I’m afraid if I let go then we will get mired in mediocrity. But in fact my fear of loosening up is often what causes mediocrity to creep in. It’s not bad that I care about excellence or get excited about big ideas. The problem is when I fixate on too specific and narrow a frame of r... See more
from Year Two by Nathan Baschez
sari added
In general, people are resistant to self-assessment. Companies are bad at it, too. Looking inward, to them, often boils down to this: “We are successful, so what we are doing must be correct.” Or the converse: “We failed, so what we did was wrong.” This is shallow.
from Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Edwin E. Catmull
It’s also because change is hard. Acknowledging a problem might mean committing to change, which can be painful- One of the biggest things holding people back from doing great work is the fear of making something lame. And this fear is not an irrational one.
from Early Work by Paul Graham
Ajinkya Wadhwa and added
- most important we need to put our big picture capability to work on the problems that now haunt us. Most of these problems are systemic. Their causes are deep and multiple.
from What if culture is the solution: Big Pictures 005 by Grant McCracken
Keely Adler added
- Will you use this opportunity to grow and evolve or will you use it to beat yourself up?
Ideas start out small, weak and fragile.
In order to grow, ideas need financial capital.
But they also need emotional capital — good energy, positivity, and resilience. The best way to control your emotional capital is to fine tune your internal monologue and r... See moreAgalia Tan added