Appreciate the thought you put into this. Juxtaposing the parallels between two books was interesting (might steal your method for my post next time), as was the examples from disparate fields.

I think breaking away from conventional logic may be difficult for some though. In my field, we are bound by data-driven empirically-proven best practices, so if my creative ideas veer too much towards left field, people might give feedback that I have deviated too much. Thus lies the tension between sticking to protocol and thinking out of the box. I am more than welcome to think out of the box, but my unorthodox ideas must lie inside another big box, it seems.

I think at the end of the day, self-awareness is crucial. If we know the V4V we bring to the table, we will naturally be fortified against naysayers.

Have you personally incorporated a wild idea that defied conventional logic but turned out for the best eventually?