If I do enough different things in enough different ways, I may, eventually, do something right.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Doing many varied things increases the chance of eventually doing something right.
- In plain terms
- Trying many approaches raises odds of success.
- What can you take from it?
- Diversify your attempts to improve outcomes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can you balance breadth and depth in experimentation?
- When should you stop trying new things?
Another view
Quantity does not guarantee quality; focus matters.
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