The question

What important truth do very few people agree with you on?

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Peter Thiel, to job candidates, Zero to One, chapter 1, 2014

Peter Thiel, Zero to One, chapter 1, where it is introduced as his job-interview question. Thiel supplies his own standard: a good answer takes the form "most people believe x, but the truth is the opposite of x."

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Buck Meek Musician
I wanted to relinquish fear as much as I could in the writing process. I wanted to be really honest with myself; to lean into things I was afraid to say.
Recorded Guitar World, Interview, Guitar World, 4 March 2026 source ↗
Agnès Varda Film director, photographer and installation artist
Well, I don’t agree with Sartre. I like others.
Recorded Liza Béar, Interview Magazine, 22 May 2009 source ↗

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