Best practices are rarely the best — they're mostly just cargo cult common practices.
And as more people adopt them, the more mediocre they become.
The best is usually what most people aren't willing to do.
Jason Friedx.comBest practices are rarely the best — they're mostly just cargo cult common practices. And as more people adopt them, the more mediocre they become. The best is usually what most people aren't willing to do.
“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
If you do what everyone else does, you’ll get the same results that everyone else gets.fn2 Best practices aren’t always the best. By definition, they’re average.
Shane Parrish • Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
It just means that in an industry where divergent thinking is an advantage, your divergent thinking is pulling from the same sources as your contemporaries.
(This is the “best practices” problem. When a platform or channel tells you what the best practices are, it’s a list of 1) what everyone is going to be doing for the next year, 2) guidelines for... See more
(This is the “best practices” problem. When a platform or channel tells you what the best practices are, it’s a list of 1) what everyone is going to be doing for the next year, 2) guidelines for... See more