Success is a Matter of Doing
This episode from the At The Table podcast nicely complements a decision making philosophy based on the principle “plan quickly, develop properly”. A key point in the episode is this: it’s not the idea that determines success, it’s the execution.
Quick decision making followed by thorough execution allows for quickly iterating. Or, it allows for failing safely. This can be applied to any idea that is deemed worthwhile but is somewhat superficial - if the general direction looks good, a decision can be made in favour of implementing the idea. That implementation however better be properly sound, so that all the steps are transparent and understandable, and so that observing what happens can lead to insights. This works either way: with a successful implementation of the idea, and with a failing one.
In other words: don’t linger on the idea too much. Do the right amount of due diligence, and then quickly move on to proper implementation and learning.
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