We give way too much credit to skeptical people. They come off sounding intelligent by disagreeing. This is something they practice. Their goal is just to take the opposite stance and they are rarely called in their shit.
I’ve been lucky enough to be surrounded by ‘challengers’ in my career. Folks that I knew I could bring early stage ideas to, people who wanted to see me succeed but challenged me strongly. These were safe conversations that allowed me to recalibrate or redirect my thought process and be better prepared.
We give way too much credit to skeptical people. They come off sounding intelligent by disagreeing. This is something they practice. Their goal is just to take the opposite stance and they are rarely called in their shit.
I’ve been lucky enough to be surrounded by ‘challengers’ in my career. Folks that I knew I could bring early stage ideas to, people who wanted to see me succeed but challenged me strongly. These were safe conversations that allowed me to recalibrate or redirect my thought process and be better prepared.