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Pre-steal this book
- petercooper 18y agoI felt a bit of a connection to this post. Over the past several years I've seen things and thought of ideas that I've written off as not viable or outright crazy (or at least against the current trend), only to see people do them themselves a year or two on. I know I'm not the only one. But, perhaps, for some of us it takes enough of these events to occur before we start to feel confident about our ideas - while those who naturally have confidence by the bottle are out there, "pre-stealing" our ideas and having a lot of success with them. Lesson for me from all of this? Be bold, "just do it", be really fast, and actually listen to your gut instead of writing it off as nuts.
- krav 18y agoRe that last sentence: Well said, Peter.
- mattmaroon 18y agoI couldn't pre-steal Gladwell's next book because I have no idea which pseudo-intellectual thesis he'll concoct based on a very small, very carefully selected sample of anecdotes. And even if I did, since I don't write for the New Yorker people would feel free to call BS on me and wouldn't feel intelligent just for reading my well-written pap.
- ibsulon 18y agoWell-enough written schlock is always in demand. So, mine wikipedia and blog!
- mattmaroon 18y agoRight you are. Let's figure this out.