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Re: Just putting it out there

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Post by xahrepap »

My wife has a saying, “you don’t get what you want unless you ask for it”

Similar I’ve heard “if you ask you might not get it. If you don’t ask, you definitely will not”

Even if the OP didn’t get their guitar, what did they lose by trying? Nothing. But since they were willing to put themself out just a little they ended up with something I’m sure they love.

There’s a fine line between this attitude and demanding from people to things you think you’re entitled to. But with the attitude OP had, I think this is a really healthy way to realize your hopes.

Re: Just putting it out there

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Post by aj7 »

I asked NFL+ for the ability to hide scores, since I have evolved to avoiding the news, and then watching selected games as though they were live, and it was there the next week.

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Post by samsquire »

This is why I write every idea down that comes to mind. Even if I don't get around to doing my idea, someone else might like it enough to try. Hopefully they share it with me.

I am up to 700 ideas. See my profile.

I also keep a "wants" repository where I list what I want on my github.

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Post by ncouture »

There's a range of reasons why sharing ideas help foster a positive culture of creativity so if you don't already have a time and place to do so I strongly suggest brainstorming, 10xing, or whichever other method makes this process easy on groups of individuals. It's a lot of fun and we get a lot out of it.

  - you never know who might be interested in your idea
  - putting your ideas out there helps you to get feedback and improve upon them
  - it's an opportunity to practice articulating your ideas to others
  - sharing your ideas can inspire others, help in creating a community of support around you and your work (culture++)
  - getting your ideas out there can help you to build momentum, gain traction, find allies in your project or business
  - sharing your ideas with others they could lead to new opportunities or connections that you never would have otherwise

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Post by gidorah »

xahrepap wrote: post #2

My wife has a saying, “you don’t get what you want unless you ask for it” Similar I’ve heard “if you ask you might not get it. If you don’t ask, you definitely will not” Even if the OP didn’t get their guitar, what did they lose by trying? Nothing. But since they were willing to put themself out just a little they ended up with something I’m sure they love. There’s a fine line between this attitude and demanding from…

As the say here "shy bairns get nowt."

Re: Just putting it out there

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Post by ncouture »

xahrepap wrote: post #2

My wife has a saying, “you don’t get what you want unless you ask for it” Similar I’ve heard “if you ask you might not get it. If you don’t ask, you definitely will not” Even if the OP didn’t get their guitar, what did they lose by trying? Nothing. But since they were willing to put themself out just a little they ended up with something I’m sure they love. There’s a fine line between this attitude and demanding from…

Rejection is not a big deal, and you should just move on.

This is the reason I looked past the rejection argument in my reply below; because there is so much more to gain from sharing than to lose from rejections.

I don't understand why my first reply below is being downvoted. If someone disagrees and downvotes at least drop a note that would make sense. :-)

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