“OK, but there are two rules…”
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“OK, but there are two rules…”
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#2And now I want bourbon.
Is 1:30 too early?
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#3Sometimes, the restrictions come at being underfunded, or with a lack of time, which takes less discipline to enforce than self-restriction.
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#4And now I want bourbon. Is 1:30 too early?
Personally I'd pick a nice Scottish malt, but either way: the only time during which it is "too early" for whisky is between when you woke up at 11:30am.
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#5Alcohol. It sells. Brand recognition helps as well.
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#6Another great parallel is from photography:
Many film cameras used to be sold with only a fixed 50mm or a 35mm lens. The restriction forced people to think about what was in or outside the field of vision. Today's cameras that have 10x zooms do not force the same consideration, and I suggest that amateur photography has suffered as a result.
A friend of mine is a house-painter by trade, and has set himself the restriction to never use a brush when he paints a canvas. This forces him to consider what he really wants and how he can get there, instead of simply smearing paint around the canvas until he gets bored.
We have too many choices these days. Getting rid of a few can make results much more deliberate.
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#7"Restrictions breed creativity" is hardly a new concept, but one worth repeating.
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#8I guess the analogy with mobile Apple products is obvious (which I presume is why this post is on HN at all), but in hindsight I just realized that I have been following a similar strategy in my personal life all along (never let myself play video games or really watch TV except movies).
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#9I appreciate the message, but am I the only one for whom the "fail fast" mantra is becoming grating? It seems like it was originally a good idea: if your startup is dead, let it die. Don't cling to a failed idea. Now, however, it's almost used instead of a plan, or as an excuse not to carefully consider your options. It seems as if it appeals to our innate laziness: "Take a shot. If you miss, oh well, better luck next time." There's no hunkering down, no in-the-heat-of-the-crucible, just give up and try something else. It feels like a truism packaged for the Twitter generation.
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