My boss said my project pitch was 'too simple' in a meeting, but a stranger at the coffee shop changed my mind.

I was feeling crushed after that feedback, so I went to Grounds for Thought on Main Street and just stared at my laptop. This older guy at the next table leaned over and said, 'The best ideas are the ones you can explain in one sentence.' How do you handle it when someone important to your work just doesn't get your idea at first?

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caseyflores1mo ago

Honestly, that stranger nailed it. Sometimes the people closest to a project get lost in the weeds and miss the clean, obvious solution. I'd take that coffee shop wisdom and use it to gently re-explain the idea's core value.

thompson.brian1mo ago

Tell me about it. I once spent a week on a leaky faucet before my neighbor pointed out the shut-off valve.