…is that it takes forever to achieve and by the time you deliver it, the world you built it for is gone.

Better to make a quick best guess, ship it and then iterate it in concert with the changing of the world.

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That’s right I’m stupid, I must be cos I learn something new and significant every day.

And I’m not talking about some API detail or some new framework I mean I’m changing my thinking, I’m changing me, I’m seeing a bigger picture. I want topsight^[1], not nitty gritty detail. Detail is easy to cope with if you can see the higher view, how things fit and interact.

If I were clever, there’d be nothing more to learn and I’d have answers to all questions. Knowledge is all very fine but it comes through learning and that comes through experiencing things and that’s what makes you smarter. Having a big brain isn’t enough.

[1] Topsight - a term used by Gelernter in MirrorWorlds, meaning the ability to view the whole system rather than small details.