If it turns out wrong, you can always stop. But you might find yourself excited by this new thing – in more ways than you expected. Paths you hadn’t even noticed are suddenly inviting and you better connect points of interest across your mental landscape. And whether it works out or not, there’s bound to be something useful come out of the effort.

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James Dyson, announcing cancellation of the electric car project

Any journey will generate learning, but you can’t guarantee that sitting still will. Almost the opposite.