You can never discard too many bad ideas.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Eliminating poor concepts is a necessary part of the creative process.
- In plain terms
- It is always beneficial to get rid of bad ideas.
- What can you take from it?
- Keep filtering out weak concepts until only strong ones remain.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you identify a bad idea?
- When should you stop filtering?
Another view
Sometimes ideas that seem bad at first can lead to breakthroughs.
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