Honeydew — what works
Complex, meaningful ideas are not linear; they’re networks, fractals, and systems.
Tara McMullin • Honeydew — what works
To force them to be otherwise is to reduce their meaningfullness.
avoid starting a project before we know what the beginning is. And to know the beginning, we have to have a plan for the whole thing. And to have a plan for the whole thing, we need a complete accounting of the project’s substance.
This, as far as I can tell, is impossible. A meaningful idea—especially a complex one—is revealed in fits and starts.
This, as far as I can tell, is impossible. A meaningful idea—especially a complex one—is revealed in fits and starts.
Honeydew — what works
Creative work, new work, meaningful work is not linear. It requires starting, being brave enough to do short assignments and reflect, knowing that there will be effort expended in the wrong direction in the course of finding the direction.