Thread by @AlexAndBooks_

Progress comes from people who challenge the status quo.

Think of Darwin, Elon, and others. However, these people are often seen as rebels, reckless, or just plain weird.

Here are 10 tips on how to rebel effectively from "The Art of Insubordination" by @toddkashdan:

1/ Point Out The Cost of Inaction

"Next time you want to convince someone of an idea or approach, remind them that doing nothing when problems exist harms your well-being."

2/ Bring Dissenters Into Your Teams

"Exposed to a dissenter's viewpoint, you open yourself to testing reality and raising questions about your own viewpoints."

3/ Make Openness Your Default

"You don't have to agree with every non-conformist out there. Just hear them out instead of sticking with your existing opinions."

4/ Don't Expect To Dazzle Everyone Right Away

"Initial reactions to a new idea are usually neither positive nor negative, but ambivalent. If as a rebel you instill enough uncertainty about conventional wisdom, your audience might feel impelled to give your idea a fair shot."

5/ Get Allies To Help You

"With people on your side who complement your skills, strengths, and viewpoints, you can enhance your capabilities and off-load some of the effort when defying the status quo."

6/ Engage With The Newly Powerless

"Reach out to your former adversaries and shore up a shared identity to the extent you can. Provide assurances to everyone involved in the war of ideas–friends, foes, and neutral observers–that their opinions still count."

7/ Cultivate Curiosity

"When you encounter an opposing or unfamiliar viewpoint, begin from a place of healthy skepticism about your own beliefs. Redirect your attention to what others offer. Talk less and ask more follow-up questions."

8/ Fight Back Against Confirmation Bias

"Make a habit of asking questions that challenge your pre-existing beliefs, in particular by raising multiple possible explanations about the behavior of people who think, act, and look differently than yourself."

9/ Update Your Belief System

"The next time you find yourself around someone challenging the status quo, tell yourself that they know something you don't, and make it your mission to find out what that is. Remember you're supposed to update your belief system..."

10/ Ten Biases That Eff Up Our Thinking

Remember:

"If you have an exceptional idea or if you occupy an outsider position of any kind, I urge you to speak up and make yourself heard."

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Key lessons from "The Art of Insubordination":

1. Point out the cost of inaction
2. Bring dissenters into your team
3. Make openness your default
4. Don't expect to dazzle everyone right away
5. Get allies to help you
6. Engage with the newly powerless
7. Cultivate curiosity