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My takeaway: PG sees successful people as stubborn but teachable and open to feedback/discussion/pushback.



I couldn't fully grasp what he was trying to say and your summarization is both shorter and gets the point across better. Thanks


Persistent = stubborn about achieving a goal = good

Obstinate = stubborn about executing a solution = bad


Might be worth considering that in a specific example or context this may make sense, but zoom out further you will find that goals are solutions and solutions are goals.

It's a hierarchy, as Paul referred to as a "tree".

Each node in the acyclic graph is connected to a "why" node above it (goal) and a "how" node below it (solution).

OKRs reflect this in an organization.

People make decisions based on their values hierarchy, implicit or explicit.

If this isn't easy to follow maybe an example will help...

Let's say I have a goal of "provide reliable shelter for my family", the solution may be to "buy a house". Buying a house is also a goal, which maybe is slightly out of reach. So my solution is to "save a large portion of my income" and "secure a high paying job", these are also goals. The solution to saving may be a fintech app, discipline, good communication with my spouse, etc.. every solution is a goal with its own solutions and you can follow this tree down until you get into really specific motor tasks like taking a credit card out of a wallet or opening a door or turning the key to start a car.


Glad to be of help -- as a tangent, I greatly loved your hatdrop post!


I think these people get high off of their own supply. It’s a word soup of nonsense


Mine was more determination =stubborn + pragmatic. Obstinant is missing the pragmatism


“Strong opinions lightly held”?




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