This reminds me of something my writing partner once said to another writer (not me, but it could apply just as easily): "The problem with your idea is that you think it's brilliant."
This is why "let's at least sleep on it" is good counsel.
It's very difficult to see our babies as ugly. We're too close to them. Perhaps it's good to see our ugly babies through the eyes of others sometimes. Then we'll really see them.
Insightful. Often times, we tend to identify with our past and cling to it eternally. The greatest danger is not opening our eyes and not living on the present. Great
It would be interesting to explore the psychology behind why we can’t let go of our ugly babies. There is definitely an art to knowing when to pivot or move on.
I was kind of building up to something like this, but about 2 hours on, I kind of start winding these down if they're not already finishing themselves up by then. I agree, though - great idea for a follow up!
I remember the New Coke fiasco, but I'm pretty sure it was a conspiracy to swap out real sugar for HFCS and they needed a buffer to disguise the subtle change in taste.
There have been plenty of relatively recent shows that outstayed their welcome and outplayed their original gimmick. Prison Break, where they end up in three separate prisons three separate times, at which point it's like - maybe you should just stay inside? Dexter, which went downhill after Season 4 and should probably have wrapped up way before Season 8.
Etc.
On the product side, Google Glass springs to mind...although something tells me we WILL eventually end up with some form of goggles strapped to our faces permanently or integrated directly into our eyes in the not-so-distant future.
Agree about Glass maybe being a Lisa. Remember Apple's Lisa, and how that ultimately was a flop, but it became the Mac? Or Jobs's NEXT company, which was like the worst flop ever except for when he sold the software to Apple, and then it was all of a sudden a home run.
I actually don't recall the NEXT and Lisa examples, but I do think there's an imperfectly explored use case with Google Glass, so I'm pretty sure we're not quite done with on-face-augmented-reality gadgets just yet. Let's see what shape those will take!
That you post about ugly babies and jumping the shark TODAY is quite the coincidence. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!🎁🎉🎈🎊🎂🤣❤️
I think I somehow landed inside the shark's mouth.
This reminds me of something my writing partner once said to another writer (not me, but it could apply just as easily): "The problem with your idea is that you think it's brilliant."
This is why "let's at least sleep on it" is good counsel.
It's very difficult to see our babies as ugly. We're too close to them. Perhaps it's good to see our ugly babies through the eyes of others sometimes. Then we'll really see them.
Great point. This is why we need to have multiple perspectives in our lives, people with different points of view so we can share notes.
Insightful. Often times, we tend to identify with our past and cling to it eternally. The greatest danger is not opening our eyes and not living on the present. Great
It would be interesting to explore the psychology behind why we can’t let go of our ugly babies. There is definitely an art to knowing when to pivot or move on.
I was kind of building up to something like this, but about 2 hours on, I kind of start winding these down if they're not already finishing themselves up by then. I agree, though - great idea for a follow up!
I so hear you on that. Why can’t these things finish themselves?
I remember the New Coke fiasco, but I'm pretty sure it was a conspiracy to swap out real sugar for HFCS and they needed a buffer to disguise the subtle change in taste.
Is that a conspiracy theory, or is this documented? Would hardly surprise me.
It's a conspiracy that doesn't hold up to scrutiny, but still, way more interesting than a marketing blunder.
Could we add something about microchips in the cans, if we're gonna make things interesting?
There have been plenty of relatively recent shows that outstayed their welcome and outplayed their original gimmick. Prison Break, where they end up in three separate prisons three separate times, at which point it's like - maybe you should just stay inside? Dexter, which went downhill after Season 4 and should probably have wrapped up way before Season 8.
Etc.
On the product side, Google Glass springs to mind...although something tells me we WILL eventually end up with some form of goggles strapped to our faces permanently or integrated directly into our eyes in the not-so-distant future.
Agree about Glass maybe being a Lisa. Remember Apple's Lisa, and how that ultimately was a flop, but it became the Mac? Or Jobs's NEXT company, which was like the worst flop ever except for when he sold the software to Apple, and then it was all of a sudden a home run.
I actually don't recall the NEXT and Lisa examples, but I do think there's an imperfectly explored use case with Google Glass, so I'm pretty sure we're not quite done with on-face-augmented-reality gadgets just yet. Let's see what shape those will take!
NEXT was the company Jobs created after leaving Apple in a huff. If you have the bandwidth, Isaacson's Jobs is really good.