The greatest thinkers I admire anchor their ideas around a central truth—often one they believe is unique and unrealized by others. Whether it is a thesis for a new product or a future world they can envision and believe in wholeheartedly, it’s that vision that drives them. But when something or someone challenges their mental model of the truth, they embrace the new questions rather than look the other way. Rather than confront the tough questions defensively, they get insanely curious about what they might be missing. Rather than ask leading questions, buoyed by hope that their assumptions
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