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building something meaningful requires you to let go of the obsession with perfection. It requires empowering others and trusting them to do their part, even if they do it differently than you might have. But trust is a two-way street. Autonomy means you’re held accountable.”
Assumptions were dangerous but necessary. The important thing was to update them when the world changed, avoid cognitive lock-in.
It’s one of those classic corporate dilemmas: the people who make the best things resent the people whose job it is to look over their shoulder.
Lawns are worthless. They take acreage and labor to maintain yet produce nothing of value. Lawns were invented in the late Middle Ages by nobles who wanted to flaunt their wealth. Lawns are pure luxury.
optimism compounds better than cynicism. You can either complain about how some French noble predetermined your desire for a lawn, or laugh at how ridiculous life is and build yourself a rock garden.
Democracy was a messy business. Ugly, tired, and slow, it promised nothing but incremental change guaranteed to disappoint everyone.
Critical thinking without hope was cynicism, while hope without critical thinking was naïveté.
Discovery consisted not in exploring new lands but in looking at the world through fresh eyes.
