# Ignore Everybody
## Metadata
- Author:: [[Hugh MacLeod]]
- Full Title:: Ignore Everybody
- Category: #books
## Highlights
> The more original your idea is, the less good advice other people will be able to give you. ([Location 89](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0026NBZFI&location=89))
> Plus a big idea will change you. Your friends may love you, but they may not want you to change. If you change, then their dynamic with you also changes. They might prefer things the way they are, that’s how they love you—the way you are, not the way you may become. ([Location 96](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0026NBZFI&location=96))
> Good ideas come with a heavy burden, which is why so few people execute them. So few people can handle it. ([Location 105](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0026NBZFI&location=105))
> The sovereignty you have over your work will inspire far more people than the actual content ever will. How your own sovereignty inspires other people to find their own sovereignty, their own sense of freedom and possibility, will give the work far more power than the work’s objective merits ever will. ([Location 127](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0026NBZFI&location=127))
> Companies that squelch creativity can no longer compete with companies that champion creativity. Nor can you bully a subordinate into becoming a genius. ([Location 277](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0026NBZFI&location=277))
> Creating an economically viable entity where lack of original thought is handsomely rewarded creates a rich, fertile environment for parasites to breed. ([Location 287](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0026NBZFI&location=287))
> So now we have millions upon millions of human tapeworms thriving in the Western world, making love to their PowerPoint presentations, feasting on the creativity of others. ([Location 289](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0026NBZFI&location=289))
# Ignore Everybody
## Metadata
- Author:: [[Hugh MacLeod]]
- Full Title:: Ignore Everybody
- Category: #books
## Highlights
> The more original your idea is, the less good advice other people will be able to give you. ([Location 89](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0026NBZFI&location=89))
> Plus a big idea will change you. Your friends may love you, but they may not want you to change. If you change, then their dynamic with you also changes. They might prefer things the way they are, that’s how they love you—the way you are, not the way you may become. ([Location 96](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0026NBZFI&location=96))
> Good ideas come with a heavy burden, which is why so few people execute them. So few people can handle it. ([Location 105](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0026NBZFI&location=105))
> The sovereignty you have over your work will inspire far more people than the actual content ever will. How your own sovereignty inspires other people to find their own sovereignty, their own sense of freedom and possibility, will give the work far more power than the work’s objective merits ever will. ([Location 127](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0026NBZFI&location=127))
> Companies that squelch creativity can no longer compete with companies that champion creativity. Nor can you bully a subordinate into becoming a genius. ([Location 277](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0026NBZFI&location=277))
> Creating an economically viable entity where lack of original thought is handsomely rewarded creates a rich, fertile environment for parasites to breed. ([Location 287](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0026NBZFI&location=287))
> So now we have millions upon millions of human tapeworms thriving in the Western world, making love to their PowerPoint presentations, feasting on the creativity of others. ([Location 289](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0026NBZFI&location=289))