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The Right Kind of Stubborn
Gold from @paulg: The persistent are attached to the goal. The obstinate are attached to their ideas about how to reach it. As I often say "be obstinate about your vision, be flexible about your tactics" . Obstinacy is a reflexive resistance to changing one's ideas. Persistent persist rather than merely resisting. They keep trying things. Which... See more
Vinod Khoslax.comThe persistent are much more attached to points high in the decision tree than to minor ones lower down, while the obstinate spray "don't give up" indiscriminately over the whole tree.
The persistent are attached to the goal. The obstinate are attached to their ideas about how to reach it.
The persistent are attached to the goal. The obstinate are attached to their ideas about how to reach it.
Paul Graham • The Right Kind of Stubborn
The persistent are attached to the goal. The obstinate are attached to their ideas about how to reach it.
Paul Graham • The Right Kind of Stubborn
It's the same with most successful people. They're never more engaged than when you disagree with them. Whereas the obstinate don't want to hear you. When you point out problems, their eyes glaze over, and their replies sound like ideologues talking about matters of doctrine.