I'm suspicious of any mode of transportation that requires a running start.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The quote suggests that systems requiring excessive preliminary effort before function are inherently flawed or suspicious.
- In plain terms
- Anything needing a big setup to work might not be reliable.
- What can you take from it?
- Question mechanisms that demand too much before delivering value.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What processes feel unnecessarily complicated?
- How much setup is too much?
Another view
Some tasks genuinely require preparation to succeed safely.
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