“You have to force their hand… paint them into a corner… if they try to back out, then ask somebody else”

Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · #887: Q&A with Tim - The 4-Hour Workweek in a World of AI, Rebuilding Personal Agency, The 4-Hour Body After 40, and More

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Ask friends to red-team a project by forcing them to predict why it would fail in two years, then follow up with another person if they back out

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