Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.
Edwin LandRead
If you are able to state a problem - any problem - and if it is important enough, then the problem can be solved.
Interpretation
Stating a problem clearly is the first step towards finding a solution.
Edwin Land suggests that the ability to articulate a problem is crucial for addressing it. If the issue at hand is significant, identifying and expressing it correctly allows individuals or groups to address it effectively, fostering problem-solving and innovation.
In practice
During a team meeting, this quote can be referenced to encourage open discussion about challenges.
Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.
Industry is best at the intersection of science and art.
I believe quite simply that the small company of the future will be as much a research organization as it is a manufacturing company.
It is a curious property of research activity that after the problem has been solved the solution seems obvious. This is true not only for those who have not previously been acquainted with the problem, but also for those who have worked over it for years.
My motto is very personal and may not fit anyone else or any other company. It is: Don't do anything that someone else can do. Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.
Work only on problems that are manifestly important and seem to be nearly impossible to solve. That way you will have a natural market for your product and no competition.
One must always try to see the truth of a situation - it makes things universal.
I lived my life one way for 35 years, for me. And then the focus came in on what I really was.
Make peace with silence, and remind yourself that it is in this space that you'll come to remember your spirit. When you're able to transcend an aversion to silence, you'll also transcend many other miseries. And it is in this silence that the remembrance of God will be activated.
. . from this moment The very firstlings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand. And even now, To crown my thoughts with acts, be it thought and done.
It is as commendable to think well of oneself when alone, as it is ridiculous to speak well of oneself among others.
If knowing yourself and being yourself were as easy to do as to talk about, there wouldn't be nearly so many people walking around in borrowed postures, spouting secondhand ideas, trying desperately to fit in rather than to stand out.
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