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The Dissenter’s Digest #1
A round-up of links that confront conformity and delight in dissent.
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Henk Pretorius
Innovate like it’s 1999
How status quo bias hampers radical innovation
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Conclusion: Status quo traps
The problem you don't know you have
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Status quo trap 4: Inertia
You’re not doing nothing, you’re standing still
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In Praise of Idleness
Timeless advice to escape the #grindset
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Status quo trap 3: Obeying the choice architects
Dangerous defaults are everywhere
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Escaping the status quo
Why it's impossible, and why that's ok
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Status quo trap 2: Your past self
Why the past is hard to shake
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Interlude: Authenticity
If you have to ask, you'll never know
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Status quo trap 1: Conformity
Why we keep doing what we’re told when we should think for ourselves
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The status quo traps
An introduction to a series on the ways we stay stuck
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Welcome to Status No
Hello, I’m Henk - a recently exited founder, psychologist and investor. In Status No I write about why it’s hard to escape the status quo, and why it’s…
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