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Stepping outside of your circle of competence

If your goal is to avoid risk, you should stick to your circle of competence; however, if your goal is to innovate, you will be better off stepping outside of your circle so you can come up with non-obvious solutions.

Never stepping outside the boundaries of your circle of competence may stunt your creativity and ability to discover new ideas.

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