It is a great concept and an exhausting reality. I've sent this onto Paul so I'm curious what he'll come back with but I think one way Paul succeeds in doing this that I've seen is by taking on an edge of the Fool archetype — that allows him to play it a bit ironic but more importantly it allows him to throw up his hands and admit he was wrong and to publicly course adjust. This makes for a more antifragile persona I feel because he doesn't fall into the trap of being stuck to everything he's ever said. As Emerson said "a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds...Speak what you think now in hard words, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day" it's a lesson I think about often but there's only certain types of personas that are flexible enough for this. I think this is how Paul manages it
This guy is sharp
Without a doubt. And modest and self-effacing like you wouldn't believe
I am so glad I found this substack. Thank you.
It is a great concept and an exhausting reality. I've sent this onto Paul so I'm curious what he'll come back with but I think one way Paul succeeds in doing this that I've seen is by taking on an edge of the Fool archetype — that allows him to play it a bit ironic but more importantly it allows him to throw up his hands and admit he was wrong and to publicly course adjust. This makes for a more antifragile persona I feel because he doesn't fall into the trap of being stuck to everything he's ever said. As Emerson said "a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds...Speak what you think now in hard words, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day" it's a lesson I think about often but there's only certain types of personas that are flexible enough for this. I think this is how Paul manages it