I’d say one of the most common failures of able people is a lack of nerve. They’ll play safe games. In innovation, you have to play a less safe game, if it’s going to be interesting. It’s not predictable that it’ll go well. — George Stigler, Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention, 1996
I’d say one of the most common failures of able people is a lack of nerve. They’ll play safe games. In innovation, you have to play a less safe game, if it’s going to be interesting. It’s not predictable that it’ll go well.
— George Stigler, Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention, 1996
