Don’t be arrogant – copy the most effective.
The modern-day philosopher Drake said it best:
“Being humble doesn’t work as well as being aware.”
Arrogance is grounded in the delusion that
the problem is unique.
Awareness embraces the fact that
others have already charted the course.
The human condition has gone relatively unchanged
for 1000’s of years.
Who else or what else has done it before?
If there’s a smarter kid in class,
the most aware and effective thing we can do
is copy off them.
Not to plagiarize but to extend a pattern;
borrowing what’s already been proven to work and
translating it to our current conditions.
In a world of too much toomuchness,
Don’t be arrogant is the line between
terminal uniqueness and effectiveness.
Where are you being a special snowflake
when you could be an intentional iterator?