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IDEA SURPLUS DISORDERHow to stop thinking too much &
@MatthewHomanndoing too little.
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My name is Matt Homann
and I suffer from
Idea Surplus Disorder.
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I’m also a recovering lawyer.
Please don’t hold
Twitter: @matthomann
that against me.
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The problem isn’t having
great ideas, it is having to do
something with them.
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Let me introduce you to
one of my “surplus” ideas.
www.InvisibleGirlfriend.com
Meet my Invisible Girlfriend.
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It helps you tell a better
story about a relationship
www.InvisibleGirlfriend.com
you’re not actually in.
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an Invisible Boyfriend in
case you’re interested…
Don’t worry, there’s also
www.InvisibleBoyfriend.com
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The world is filled with great
ideas craving the attention
of their distracted owners.
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If you’re not compelled to act
upon your idea, it was never
really yours to begin with.
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In every work of genius
we recognize our own
rejected thoughts.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Most who’ve had your great
idea before have done as
little with it as you.
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Problems are rarely more
“obvious” than at the precise
moment someone solves them.
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The most “obvious” problems
are best at hiding from those
who fail to look for them.
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Your peers don’t challenge
your best ideas because
they fear you’ll fail.
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They challenge your ideas
because they’re afraid you’ll
change faster than they can.
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Truly great ideas are selfish
companions. They won’t rest
until you change yourself
to serve their needs.
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Others aren’t interested in
stealing your ideas. They’re far
too busy ignoring their own.
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Your reluctance to share says
more about you than it does
about the quality of your idea.
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in the company of others.
when they spend time
The best ideas flourish
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Though it feels safer to fail
alone than to fail with others,
it is far easier to succeed with
others than to succeed alone.
The biggest barriers to your
idea are rarely erected by
anyone other than you.
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Happily ever after isn’t about
building something others
love as much as its building
something you do.
Happily ever after isn’t about
building something others
love as much as its building
something that you do.
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Happily ever after isn’t about
building something others
love as much as its building
something that you do.
solve problems in person.
TheFilament.com
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Filament transforms terrible meetings
by helping groups of smart people
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Don’t measure others’ willingness
to help you do something against
your ability to do it yourself.