If You Make An Error, Use It

We Grow Up Thinking That The Best Answer Is In Someone Else's Brain. Much Of Our Education Is An Elaborate Game Of 'guess What's In The Teacher's Head?' What The World Really Needs To Know Right Now Is What Kind Of Dreams And Ideas Are In Your Head.

Going To A Junkyard Is A Sobering Experience. There You Can See The Ultimate Destination Of Almost Everything We Desired.

Open Your Mind Up To Things That Have No Connection With The Problem You're Trying To Solve: Subscribe To An Unusual Magazine; Spend A Morning At An Elementary School; Go To Work Two Hours Early; Test Drive An Exotic Car; Attend A City Council Meeting; ...try An Indonesian Recipe.

Remember The Two Benefits Of Failure. First, If You Do Fail, You Learn What Doesn't Work; And Second, The Failure Gives You The Opportunity To Try A New Approach.

It's Easy To Come Up With New Ideas; The Hard Part Is Letting Go Of What Worked For You Two Years Ago, But Will Soon Be Out-of-date.