Total innovation is a flight from comparison and also from imitation. Those who discover things for themselves and express them in their own way are not overly bothered by the fact that others have already discovered these things - have even discovered them over and over again - and have expressed what they found in all manner of ways.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True innovation ignores comparison and imitation. Discovering things for yourself matters more than who found them first.
- In plain terms
- Do your own work without worrying about others.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on your own discoveries.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you comparing too much?
- What have you discovered?
Another view
Ignoring all past work can lead to reinventing the wheel.
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