Hey everyone!
I got some feedback on my last article, and it turns out folks felt I didn’t explain the psychological stuff clearly enough. So, someone suggested I try visualizing it. Challenge accepted!
Check out this quick 5-minute video where I dive into how our brains can totally trick us and make us miss out on valuable feedback. I also talk about the entrepreneurs' challenges that come with this and share some strategies to tackle it.
Give it a watch: Don't fall in love with your own idea - video.
I will really appreciate your feedback - so feel free to write a comment below or drop me a message.
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To be blinded by the love of one's own idea - continuation.
Thursday 14 November 2024 at 20:59
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The greatest entrepreneurial risk: falling in love with...
Monday 4 November 2024 at 18:09
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Do you know one of the greatest risks in entrepreneurship? In my view, it’s falling in love… with your own idea.
It’s all too easy to become captivated by a concept, convinced it holds the innovative key to solving every problem. However, this emotional attachment can lead us off course, blinding us to essential feedback and the realities of the market.
When we become infatuated with our ideas, we often overlook warning signs and dismiss valuable criticism.The unfortunate truth is that it’s remarkably easy to get trapped in this mindset, and even harder to break free from it.
Why is that? There are powerful psychological mechanisms at play. If you’re interested in exploring this topic further—understanding these mechanisms and discovering business design strategies for managing the attachment to ideas — I invite you to read my article: "Don't Fall in Love with Your Idea".
Have you ever witnessed someone who was utterly convinced they were right, even when everyone around them knew they were mistaken? Let's read the linked article and let me know if this explains (at least partially) the witnessed behavior.
It’s all too easy to become captivated by a concept, convinced it holds the innovative key to solving every problem. However, this emotional attachment can lead us off course, blinding us to essential feedback and the realities of the market.
When we become infatuated with our ideas, we often overlook warning signs and dismiss valuable criticism.The unfortunate truth is that it’s remarkably easy to get trapped in this mindset, and even harder to break free from it.
Why is that? There are powerful psychological mechanisms at play. If you’re interested in exploring this topic further—understanding these mechanisms and discovering business design strategies for managing the attachment to ideas — I invite you to read my article: "Don't Fall in Love with Your Idea".
Have you ever witnessed someone who was utterly convinced they were right, even when everyone around them knew they were mistaken? Let's read the linked article and let me know if this explains (at least partially) the witnessed behavior.
Strong starting point of the business journey: a sound idea
Sunday 6 October 2024 at 10:02
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Let's be clear here: you don't have to have a genius idea to succeed. Business design offers approaches which allow us to start with relatively crappy ideas and turn them into workable solutions. That is true.
However it is much better from the early beginning to work out an idea which is commercially viable and fits directly to you - to your passions, motivations, values, skills, etc.
However it is much better from the early beginning to work out an idea which is commercially viable and fits directly to you - to your passions, motivations, values, skills, etc.
Here I recorded a short video with description of a simple and practical method: https://youtu.be/-PCzT66UH44
It allows you to compromise the commercial aspects with individual, personal needs and can facilitate your entrepreneurial thinking.
Let me know what you think about it.
Your idea is not you!
Tuesday 1 October 2024 at 14:09
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Edited by Witold Wisniewski, Tuesday 1 October 2024 at 14:11
Taking critique can often be a challenging experience for many individuals, particularly when it involves personal ideas. Have you ever observed something like that? Such a person is literally feedback-proof and can treat every comment even with hostility!
Here is the bad news: under specific circumstances, any of us can face this problem. This phenomenon occurs when a person's brain begins to treat their ideas as integral parts of their self-concept. When this happens, any critique directed at these ideas can be perceived as an attack on the self, leading to defensiveness or outright rejection of the feedback.
How to avoid such a disaster? I explore the way how our brain can merge ideas and identity and to avoid it in detail in the article: Don't fall in love with your idea.
The consequences of this can be severe. For instance, consider a startup owner who is in the process of finding and testing a new business model. If they view their concept as an extension of their identity, they may become impervious to valuable critiques that could enhance their business strategy. This inability to accept feedback can be detrimental, potentially leading to a failure to adapt or pivot when necessary, which is crucial for any company's survival.
Let me know in the comment what do you think about this issue!
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