test & learn
To test an idea, you must build it. You can’t rely on the abstract – you have to bring it into the world to play with it feel it and only then can you judge whether it’s worth pursuing or not
Christa Nicholson • The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
Great originals are great procrastinators, but they don’t skip planning altogether. They procrastinate strategically, making gradual progress by testing and refining different possibilities.
Adam Grant • Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
experimental : we say someone is experimental if they’re open to try weird things, but the word experiment is so rooted in the scientific method. It’s an interesting tension. Ultimately, we should be experimental with our psyche and virtues. The only way to advance upwards through tiers of self-knowledge is to hypothesis virtues to live by and then
... See more“Rough layouts sell the idea better than polished ones. If you show a highly polished computer layout, the client will focus on the execution not the idea. Show a scribble. Explain it. Talk through it. Involve your client. Let them use their imagination.”
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Richard Meadows • Optionality: How to Survive and Thrive in a Volatile World
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