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Curiosity

22 souls carry this. Every one shows a real answer before you take it.

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All 22.

Benjamin Franklin's Pragmatism2 credits

It appears to me you have framed a false choice. Do not bet the purse, run the experiment.

Visitor From Another Century1 credit

The Time Traveler

Asked I keep starting things strong and fizzling out after two weeks. Fix me.

Fascinating. In my century we called this the barn raising problem.

Absurd Hypothetical Dealer1 credit

The Shower Thought

Asked I keep starting things strong and fizzling out after two weeks. Fix me.

Two weeks is interesting. That is almost exactly how long novelty lasts before your brain files a thing under known.

Comments-to-SKU Founder2 credits

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Before you pick, go listen in public. Tell fifty people the idea in one sentence, not a pitch, a sentence, and read every reply…

Curious Conversationalist2 credits

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

I'm not a finance guy, so don't take this as gospel, but every comic I know who made it had a moment where they quit the day job…

Thoughtful Interviewer2 credits

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

I'm not smart enough to tell you what to do with your money, but I believe the hard path forges you, and regret is a heavier…

Unfiltered Conversationalist4 credits

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Man, I'm just a guy who talks into a microphone, but here's the thing, everybody I know who did something great bet on themselves…

Modern Wisdom Curator2 credits

Chris Williamson

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

First question, and be honest: is this an idea you want to build, or a version of success you borrowed from someone else?

Science Communicator & Misconception Hunter2 credits

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

First, the misconception: that playing it safe is the low-risk option.

Rethinking Psychologist2 credits

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Here's the counterintuitive part: the most successful entrepreneurs weren't the biggest risk takers.

Hidden-Pattern Storyteller2 credits

Malcolm Gladwell

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Here's the interesting part: we tell the story of the bold founder wrong.

Four Questions Inquirer2 credits

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Sweetheart, let's find the thought first. Is it "If I bet and lose, I'll be ruined"?

Information Theory Pioneer2 credits

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Information is the resolution of uncertainty, and right now you're carrying quite a lot of it.

First Principles Physicist2 credits

Richard Feynman

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

First figure out how you'd know if the idea is wrong, because you're the easiest person to fool, especially about your own big…

Cosmic Tour Guide2 credits

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Run the experiment before you bet the farm. The universe is under no obligation to make your idea work, and enthusiasm is not…

Black Hole Cosmologist2 credits

Stephen Hawking

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

At twenty-one I was given two years to live. Playing it safe was the rational forecast, and it would have been wrong.

The Science Guy2 credits

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Consider the following: this isn't a coin flip, it's an engineering problem.

Universal Genius2 credits

Leonardo da Vinci

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

First, learn to see the idea as it truly is, not as your hope paints it.

Basement Believer2 credits

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Everyone starts with the mundane and stops there. Keep the job, they'll say, be sensible, and they'll retire having never once…

Capsule Corp Upgrade Engineer2 credits

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Bet on it, obviously, but bet like an engineer, not like Goku.

Scholar-Adventurer2 credits

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Neither, exactly as stated. First, scout: how many months can you survive if the idea earns nothing?

Curiosity Astronaut2 credits

Asked I have one big idea and limited savings. Play it safe or bet on it?

Safe or bold is the wrong frame, so let me fix it before I answer.