“The best ideas aren't hidden in shadowy recesses. They're right in front of us, hidden in plain sight. Innovation seldom depends on discovering obscure or subtle elements but in seeing the obvious with fresh eyes. This is easier said than done because nothing is as hard to see as what's right before our eyes. We overlook what we take for granted. Billions of tea drinkers observed the force of steam escaping from water boiling in a kettle before James Watt realized that this vapor could be converted into energy.” SaidIdeasHardDoneEyeEnergyForceWaterLeadershipSeeingFrontsDependsEasierElementsSightInnovationCuriosityObviousBillionsGrantedTeaSubtleDiscoveringObscureSteamEscapingDrinkersBoilingRecessVaporKettlesPlain SightEasier Said Than DoneJames Watt Author:Richard Farson
“Thomas Stanley has not only found no correlation between success in school and an ability to accumulate wealth, he's actually found a negative correlation. 'It seems that school-related evaluations are poor predictors of economic success,' Stanley concluded. What did predict success was a willingness to take risks. Yet the success-failure standards of most schools penalized risk takers. Most educational systems reward those who play it safe. As a result, those who do well in school find it hard to take risks later on.” WellsHardPlaySeemsSchoolFoundWealthAbilityPoorResultsRiskEconomicSafeStandardsNegativeRewardsEducationalRelatedWillingnessSuccess FailureEvaluationEducational SystemStanleyCorrelationEconomic Success Author:Richard Farson
