The Right Kind of Stubborn
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The Right Kind of Stubborn
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#3I wonder if a simple test for "obstinacy" would be: how much does the person write/publish?
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When will Mikey boy get help for his virulent anti-authoritarian/anti-establishment/anti-social/anti-everything-but-the-Church attitude?
I'm a big fan of his insights -- the same way I am of Marx -- but that doesn't excuse all of their shittiness.
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#5My takeaway: PG sees successful people as stubborn but teachable and open to feedback/discussion/pushback.
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#6I think there maybe more than the five qualities that comprise persistence. But those five make a lot of sense and I like how he shows their interplay. Good read!
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#7Considering how many founders he's come into contact with, I'm curious why PG chose the Collison Brothers as the exemplary persistent entrepreneurs. Perhaps it's their inclination to tackle complex and unwieldy regulatory challenges that most tech founders shy away from?
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#8I wonder if a simple test for "obstinacy" would be: how much does the person write/publish?
I think CapitalistCartr put it better in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26979490:
> Do they think for themselves or parrot a standard position? Can they explain how they came to a conclusion? When they say "I think . . . ", did they? It doesn't matter they subject; either they think or they don't.
Obstinate people are ones who not only don't think, but aggressively don't think. They have their "dogma" (call it another term if you wish), and they Will. Not. Question. It. No matter what you say, no matter what evidence you present, they just won't.
This isn't just about obstinacy in pursuing goals. It also shows up in the confirmation bias that reinforces conspiracy theories in the minds of those who hold them.
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#9I wonder if a simple test for "obstinacy" would be: how much does the person write/publish?
Attention-seeking is a different trait...
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#10Considering how many founders he's come into contact with, I'm curious why PG chose the Collison Brothers as the exemplary persistent entrepreneurs. Perhaps it's their inclination to tackle complex and unwieldy regulatory challenges that most tech founders shy away from?
Would be interesting to know the other candidates for "most persistent entrepreneur".