Contrarian / false belief
Challenge something the audience quietly believes, or state a blunt reframe. The dissonance stops the scroll and invites debate.
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I made a list of things that 95% of people think are true but aren't.
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I made a list of things that 95% of people think are true but aren't.
Greg Isenberg (@gregisenberg)·Contrarian Take source
You're not paid based on how hard you work. You're paid based on how hard you are to replace.
Blake Emal (@heyblake)·Contrarian Take source
Nobody cares about your career. People are too busy with their own careers to worry about yours.
Zain Kahn (@heykahn)·Contrarian Take source
People don't have short attention spans:
Julian Shapiro (@Julian)·Thread source
Most people think prolific writing is about coming up with 1000 great ideas. It's not. It's about coming up with 1 great idea, then finding 1000 different ways to say it.
Dickie Bush (@dickiebush)·Post source
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