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    "name": "Dylan Fitzgerald",
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  "content_html": "\u003ch1\u003eObvious often isn\u0026#39;t.\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026rsquo;s pretty easy to dismiss our own thoughts and observations as obvious. Why bother telling everyone else? It\u0026rsquo;s clear enough; they can see it for themselves. To actually voice it or write it would be pithy at best.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen, when we \u003cem\u003edo\u003c/em\u003e open our mouths or pick up a pen, the feedback comes quickly: that was novel! or brilliant! or different! or any number of things that make it clear that, what was obvious to you wasn\u0026rsquo;t to everyone else.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd then we forget and do it all again.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe thing is: we \u003cem\u003eall\u003c/em\u003e do this. It\u0026rsquo;s a wonderful thing individually to learn how to get past the sense of obviousness and just put it all out there, but the \u003cspan class=\"underline\"\u003ereal\u003c/span\u003e multiplier is to help those around you: your team, your reports, your organization, your peers. Try a simple prompt when next thinking through a project: \u0026ldquo;What\u0026rsquo;s obvious about this that you aren\u0026rsquo;t saying?\u0026rdquo; \u0026ndash; and see where things go from there.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou might be surprised. And so might they.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(\u003ca href=\"https://sive.rs/obvious\"\u003eDerek Sivers\u003c/a\u003e has a great writeup on this, too.)\u003c/p\u003e\n",
  "content_md": "# Obvious often isn't.\n\nIt's pretty easy to dismiss our own thoughts and observations as obvious. Why bother telling everyone else? It's clear enough; they can see it for themselves. To actually voice it or write it would be pithy at best.\n\nThen, when we _do_ open our mouths or pick up a pen, the feedback comes quickly: that was novel! or brilliant! or different! or any number of things that make it clear that, what was obvious to you wasn't to everyone else.\n\nAnd then we forget and do it all again.\n\nThe thing is: we _all_ do this. It's a wonderful thing individually to learn how to get past the sense of obviousness and just put it all out there, but the \u003cspan class=\"underline\"\u003ereal\u003c/span\u003e multiplier is to help those around you: your team, your reports, your organization, your peers. Try a simple prompt when next thinking through a project: \"What's obvious about this that you aren't saying?\" -- and see where things go from there.\n\nYou might be surprised. And so might they.\n\n([Derek Sivers](https://sive.rs/obvious) has a great writeup on this, too.)",
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