"Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others."
~ Picasso
"Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others." ~ Picasso
On the same topic, Picasso once said, “Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility.”
James Altucher • Reinvent Yourself
When you compete to be the best, you imitate. When you compete to be unique, you innovate.
David Perell • Peter Thiel’s Religion
“If you never copy best practices, you’ll have to repeat all the mistakes yourself.
If you only copy best practices, you’ll always be one step behind the leaders.”
If you only copy best practices, you’ll always be one step behind the leaders.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On copying best practices, being underestimated, and the difficulty of change | James Clear
Basically, when you’re competing with people it’s because you’re copying them. It’s because you’re trying to do the same thing. But every human is different. Don’t copy.I know we’re mimetic creatures, and René Girard has a whole mimesis theory. But it’s much easier than that. Don’t imitate. Don’t copy. Just do your own thing. No one can compete wit... See more