New ideas often come from those without traditional credibility, who are freer to think outside the box precisely because they don’t know there is a box. History abounds with examples of battles won thanks to the insight of a junior corporal with a deft suggestion. Even in personal relationships, a fresh perspective can cut through a complicated history and the elaborate rationales we construct over time. A new friend can see ways in which an old friend isn’t being fair, or make a suggestion that could ease a dynamic between you and your half brother that is entrenched in habit and history.
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