Matt Damon was sharing a story of a discussion between him and Ben Affleck when they were 20 years old, to which his friend and collaborator said to him, ‘Judge me on how good my good ideas are, and not how bad my bad ideas are.’
When good ideas flow, we will likely create momentum for more good ideas, which will persist, while bad ideas may appear, and we can move on, for only if we permit a flow of all ideas do we have any hope of catching the good as well.
Creativity and brilliance require failure too. What is essential is that we keep working at it. Day after day. The frequency will ensure the averages remain and even improve, but the average is nil without any activity.
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