The question

What belief do you hold that most people around you would reject or find surprising?

Originally asked

Peter Thiel, to job candidates, Zero to One, chapter 1, 2014

Peter Thiel, Zero to One, chapter 1, where it is introduced as his job-interview question. Thiel supplies his own standard: a good answer takes the form "most people believe x, but the truth is the opposite of x."

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Seth Godin

Author and marketer; founder of Yoyodyne and Squidoo

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here
When I was 14 and starting my own business, or 16 and running a for profit ski club, or 19 and forgoing business opportunities or real-world experience to work with kids at a camp in Northern Ontario, not many people were congratulating me on following my passion.

Experian, 1 August 2023 source ↗

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Sonny Rollins Jazz tenor saxophonist and composer
I think when the creative person ends, he continues in the next existence. I'm a person who believes this life isn't the be-all and end-all of everything.
Recorded MusicRadar, Interview, MusicRadar, 25 May 2026 source ↗
Tegan Quin Singer-songwriter, one half of Tegan and Sara
I have a lot of compassion for everybody, even fake Tegan, honestly. Life’s hard. The world’s hard. Navigating this is hard. We all have issues.
Recorded Pride, Interview, Pride, 15 November 2022 source ↗
Wendy Kopp Founder of Teach For America; chief executive of Teach For All
We focus on people and on cultivating local leadership: Wendy Kopp
Recorded Sachitra Gurung, Kathmandu Post, 28 July 2019 source ↗
Werner Herzog Film director, screenwriter and opera director
I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony; but chaos, hostility and murder.
Recorded Anonymous, Goodreads, 1 June 2024 source ↗

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Question Which virtue do you think people overrate? Values & belief
I think authenticity is a crock, and I think authenticity is overrated and talked about far too much. The problem with authenticity is it’s selfish. Authenticity enables us to say whatever we want and if people don’t like it, well I was just being authentic. It is a ticket to self-absorbed inconsistency, and I don’t think anybody we serve wants that.
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 29 October 2020 source ↗

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