Consistency is the enemy of enterprise, just as symmetry is the enemy of art.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Shaw argues that rigid consistency hinders innovation in business and art.
- In plain terms
- Being too consistent stops progress in work and art.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace inconsistency to drive innovation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where does consistency hold you back?
- How can you disrupt your own patterns?
Another view
Some consistency is needed for trust.
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