Good new ideas often seem bad initially because they break rules or norms
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Broken models of the world leave clues where they clash with reality, which can lead to new ideas 1 0 2and
Willingness to break rules is necessary to fix broken models of the world 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Good new ideas often seem bad initially because they break rules or norms 1 0 2Opposing Arguments
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Argument #ae83059f 1 0 2
If it is true that...
New ideas often seem obvious once they are seen, but require changing the way one looks at the world to be discovered 1 0 2and
Broken models of the world leave clues where they clash with reality, which can lead to new ideas 1 0 2and
Willingness to break rules is necessary to fix broken models of the world 1 0 2and
Good new ideas often seem bad initially because they break rules or norms 1 0 2and
Comfort with breaking rules can come from enjoying it or being indifferent to them 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Overlooked ideas can be discovered by working from what's obscuring them 1 0 2Mentions
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Chasing outlier ideas can lead to significant discoveries 1 0 2Great ideas must be both true and new 1 0 2Changing context can generate new ideas 1 0 2New ideas often seem obvious once they are seen, but require changing the way one looks at the world to be discovered 1 0 2Willingness to break rules is necessary to fix broken models of the world 1 0 2Overlooked ideas can be discovered by working from what's obscuring them 1 0 2Originality is the presence of new ideas, not the absence of old ones 1 0 2New discoveries often have to be conceived initially as variations of existing things 1 0 2New ideas often come from noticing anomalies in everyday life 2 0 3In certain fields, ideas need to be both correct and novel 1 0 2