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Strong ideas, loosely held

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One of the best pieces of advice I got about five years ago was that I should have “strong ideas, loosely held.”

The feedback I was getting was on the “loosely held” part. At the time people experienced me as having “strong ideas, strongly held.” I think I’ve made some good progress on that.

Five years hence, as I come back to the central paradox inherent in this notion, I’m understanding that the suggestion isn’t to have any less conviction around my ideas. Indeed nearly all of the time we need more conviction, more passion, greater commitment, and greater follow-through.

The real point here is that the passion we have for our own ideas must be coupled with a core, deep-seeded belief that most ideas, most of the time, get better when they interact with, and are changed by, other ideas.

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Sasha Dichter

I’m Sasha Dichter. I’ve written this blog since 2008, about generosity, fundraising, leadership and the long, slow work of pursuing mastery. By day I run 60 Decibels. More about me · Browse by topic

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2 responses to “Strong ideas, loosely held”

  1. Chris Akins Avatar
    Chris Akins

    Incredibly powerful post! I too struggle with the “strongly held” part. A man I really respect once suggested I “think probabilistically.” The notion is that we all create our own realities, and we can never be certain anything in our subjective reality is more likely to be 80% reflective of “actual” reality.

    Food for thought!

    Im now an official follower of your blog. I;d welcome you to visit my own blog as well: http://www.chrisakins.com

    Chris

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