“One test is worth a thousand opinions.” Even though the above quote applies to software development, it is equally relevant to testing out an idea in the market. Thousand people will talk about an idea in thousand ways but the only sane way to check is to actually test it out in the market. Simple thought, but how many of us really DO , rather than indulge in only TALK ?

Whenever we attempt to do something and fail, we end up doing something else. That is the first principle of creative accident. Failure can be productive only if we do not focus on it as an unproductive result. Instead: analyze the process, its components, and how you can change them, to arrive at other results. Do not ask the question “Why have I failed?”, but rather “What have I done?

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. - Dave Berry

I am a big fan of Head First books. My first love amongst the series was “Design Patterns”. Most of the design pattern books that I have come across outside Head First typically were not that reader friendly. Books with tons and tons of UML diagrams , abstruse use cases etc. Hence I have never ventured out of Head First series. However recently I had a chance to go over " C++ Design Patterns and Derivatives Pricing“by Mark Joshi.

Being busy is seductive .Just because you are going flat out does not mean you are on the right track -  Via: The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun