Be positive by noticing who came up with the idea before you did.

When you come up with an idea A and then realize that someone else came up with A before you, some people feel negative and some feel positive.

negative pattern

• Myself, "I think it would be good to do A."
• Others "thought it would be a good idea for me to do A in the past too."
• Myself, "Well, I'm disappointed that I'm not first."

positive pattern

• Myself, "I think it would be good to do A."
• Others "thought it would be a good idea for me to do A in the past too."
• I said to myself, "Oh! I knew it, you should do A!"

What's the difference?

• Mr. Negative sees value in "the first thing that comes to his mind.

  • So the value is lost when it turns out that someone else came up with the idea first.

• Mr. Positive sees value in "good ideas".

  • Therefore, the fact that others have come up with the same idea is perceived as something like "I got a favorable opinion for my idea.
  • I am not interested in which came first.

• Definition of Idea Man

from Diary 2022-09-24 Be positive by noticing who came up with the idea before you did.

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