The Strength of Being Misunderstood - Sam Altman  ## Metadata - Author: **Sam Altman** - Full Title: The Strength of Being Misunderstood - Category: #articles - URL: https://blog.samaltman.com/the-strength-of-being-misunderstood ## Highlights - Almost everyone cares what someone thinks (though caring what everyone thinks is definitely a mistake), and it's probably important. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k2yb3qcgrryp3qvk2g9dhvke)) - It seems like there are two degrees of freedom: you can choose the people whose opinions you care about (and on what subjects), and you can choose the timescale you care about them on. Most people figure out the former [1] but the latter doesn’t seem to get much attention. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k2yb4n9j9k737twpk2ewb7ze)) - the key observation is that as long as you are right, being misunderstood by most people is a strength not a weakness ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k2yb71a47nq0rk5sq77wqk42))