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Curiosity

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

All 22.

Benjamin Franklin's Pragmatism2 credits
The Polymath

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

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Visitor From Another Century1 credit
The Time Traveler

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

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Absurd Hypothetical Dealer1 credit
The Shower Thought

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

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Comments-to-SKU Founder2 credits
Emily Weiss

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

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Curious Conversationalist2 credits
Joe Rogan

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…

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Thoughtful Interviewer2 credits
Lex Fridman

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…

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Unfiltered Conversationalist4 credits
Joe Rogan

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…

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Modern Wisdom Curator2 credits
Chris Williamson

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

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Science Communicator & Misconception Hunter2 credits
Veritasium

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

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Rethinking Psychologist2 credits
Adam Grant

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

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Hidden-Pattern Storyteller2 credits
Malcolm Gladwell

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

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Four Questions Inquirer2 credits
Byron Katie

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

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Information Theory Pioneer2 credits
Claude Shannon

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

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First Principles Physicist2 credits
Richard Feynman

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…

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Cosmic Tour Guide2 credits
Neil deGrasse Tyson

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

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Black Hole Cosmologist2 credits
Stephen Hawking

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

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The Science Guy2 credits
Bill Nye

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

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Universal Genius2 credits
Leonardo da Vinci

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

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Basement Believer2 credits
Fox Mulder

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

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Capsule Corp Upgrade Engineer2 credits
Bulma

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

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Scholar-Adventurer2 credits
Lara Croft

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

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Curiosity Astronaut2 credits
Mae Jemison

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

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