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 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
"Today’s “best practices” lead to dead ends; the best paths are new and untried."
Peter Thiel • Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
“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.”