When I write a book, I like to enlist my own challenge network. I recruit a group of my most thoughtful critics and ask them to tear each chapter apart. I’ve learned that it’s important to consider their values along with their personalities—I’m looking for disagreeable people who are givers, not takers. Disagreeable givers often make the

best critics: their intent is to elevate the work, not feed their own egos. They don’t criticize because they’re insecure; they challenge because they care. They dish out tough love.*

Ernest Hemingway once said, “The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof sh*t detector.” My challenge network is my sh*t detector. I think of it as a good fight club. The first rule: avoiding an argument is bad manners. Silence disrespects the value

of your views and our ability to have a civil disagreement.

Brad Bird lives by that rule. He has legendary arguments with his long-standing producer, John Walker. When making The Incredibles, they fought about every character detail, right down to their hair—from how receding the hairline should be on the superhero dad to whether the teenage daughter’s hair should be long

and flowing. At one point, Brad wanted the baby to morph into goo, taking on a jellylike shape, but John put his foot down. It would be too difficult to animate, and they were too far behind schedule. “I’m just trying to herd you toward the finish,” John said, laughing. “I’m just trying to get us across the line, man.” Pounding his fist, Brad

shot back: “I’m trying to get us across the line in first place.” Eventually John talked Brad out of it, and the goo was gone. “I love working with John, because he’ll give me the bad news straight to my face,” Brad says. “It’s good that we disagree. It’s good that we fight it out. It makes the stuff stronger.”

Those fights have helped Brad win two Oscars—and made him a better learner and a better leader. For John’s part, he didn’t flat-out refuse to animate a gooey baby. He just told Brad he would have to wait a little bit. Sure enough, when they got around to releasing a sequel to The Incredibles fourteen years later, the baby got into a fight with a raccoon and transformed into goo. That scene might be the hardest I’ve ever seen my kids laugh.

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📚هایلایت قسمت 58 کتاب Think Again

✅ Enlist: To engage someone’s help or support, به خدمت گرفتن / کمک گرفتن

✅ Challenge network: A group that provides honest, critical feedback, شبکه‌ی چالش / گروه منتقدان سازنده

✅ Tear apart: To criticize strongly and in detail, به شدت نقد کردن / تیکه‌پاره کردن

✅ Disagreeable people: People who are tough, critical, not always pleasant, آدم‌های سخت‌گیر و مخالف

✅ Givers, not takers: People who contribute instead of exploiting, بخشنده‌ها، نه بهره‌کش‌ها

✅ Disagreeable givers: Critical people with good intentions, منتقدان سخت‌گیر خیرخواه

✅ Elevate the work: To improve and raise quality, سطح کار را بالا بردن

✅ Feed their own egos: To satisfy one’s pride or selfishness, خودخواهی و غرور خود را تغذیه کردن

✅ Dish out tough love: Give strict feedback with good intentions, محبت سخت‌گیرانه نشان دادن

✅ Shock-proof detector: A tool/instinct that works even under stress, آشکارساز مقاوم در برابر شوک

✅ Fight club: A group where open conflict or debate is encouraged, باشگاه دعوا / فضای بحث آزاد

✅ Avoiding an argument is bad manners: Not debating shows disrespect, بحث نکردن بی‌احترامی است

✅ Civil disagreement: Respectful and constructive conflict, اختلاف محترمانه

✅ Legendary arguments: Famous or intense debates, بحث‌های افسانه‌ای / دعواهای معروف

✅ Long-standing producer: Someone who has worked for many years, تهیه‌کننده باسابقه

✅ Put his foot down: To be firm and refuse, قاطعانه مخالفت کردن

✅ Herd someone toward the finish: To guide someone to complete a task, کسی را به سمت پایان کار هدایت کردن

✅ Get across the line: To finish successfully, به خط پایان رساندن

✅ Across the line in first place: To win, به خط پایان رسیدن به عنوان نفر اول

✅ straight to my face: Directly , رک گفتن

✅ Fight it out: Argue until a solution is reached, بحث کردن تا رسیدن به نتیجه

✅ Flat-out refuse: Totally reject, قاطعانه رد کردن

✅ Talk someone out of (something): Persuade someone not to do it, کسی را منصرف کردن

✅ Sure enough: As expected, درست همان‌طور که انتظار می‌رفت

✅ Sequel: A continuation of a movie/book, دنباله (فیلم/کتاب)

✅ Hardest I’ve ever seen: Strongest/most extreme I’ve witnessed, شدیدترین چیزی که تا حالا دیده‌ام

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