“Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That’s not the place to become discouraged“. – Thomas A. Edison.
I like this inspirational quote, and at the same time I am still struggling to understand how to apply it. Until when is persistence bordering on the fringe of stupidity? What is the patience we need to have when our project really seems impossible?
Edison’s persistence and his 10,000 trials to get a functional light-bulb are legendary. But it is not always possible to have the means of persistence. Sometimes persistence will lead to disaster. Or to outright insanity.
Thanks to this blog,we now know what to do not to become insane: stop doing things the same way expecting different results. So, I’d like to hack this quote to make it more applicable:
“Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That’’s the place to change how he approaches it“. – Fourth Revolution
