The Firstest Or The Bestest Dept.

A conversation with a friend turned up the following gem of an insight: It doesn't matter who did something first; it matters who does something best.

My original version of this insight revolved around information technology. Xerox PARC may have invented many of the things we associate with modern GUIs, but it was Apple that made them into a consumer product by way of the Macintosh.

But this applies to most everything else as well, creative work included. If you have a Great Idea for a story...