Summary: Success isn’t logical, so stop trying to be logical. Trust me, I wish it were logical, I wish you could think yourself into success. That you could find what you’re meant to do by simply thinking through a method, like a math problem. But sadly, it’s not. The best doesn’t always rise to the top, not right away at least, and not always with the respect it deserves. The reality of it all is that success is many times anti-logic, it’s chaotic, it’s ugly, but rest assured that it’s always always interesting. Success’ first precursor is work. Dumb, delusional, self-contradicting work. Timing is one of the most important factors of success. What you create has to come at the right time, when the world is willing to accept it, and the right time is always NOW. This is what makes success so illogical. It’s us, the dumb ones, who are doing what it takes to make things happen. Because we don't know any better, because we just start, because we just believe. Even if the odds say otherwise. There’s a bias to believe that what’s already been made is the best, but the truth is that it's often far from perfect, something much closer to perfect might be possible, except it hasn’t been created, it hasn't been presented to the world. So whatever’s out in the world has a first mover advantage. And it doesnt need to be the best to succeed, plus, more importantly, it doesnt need to be the best to inspire someone else to do something better. Actually, if it's not good at all it might push someone better and smarter to contribute their much worthier two cents. Smart people rarely do great things because they wait, always looking for the most logical way to do something before getting started. And they wait and wait, for ideal conditions. Which rarely show up. If success were logical, the Snuggie wouldn’t exist. If success were logical many of the biggest companies today would never have gotten off the ground. But luckily success isn’t logical. So that the idea of an equal playing field becomes more possible. And so that the ambitious yet not-so-bright dreamer can have a reason to start working for change right now. If this all sounds like a long winded way of telling you to act now, to build now, then Ding ding ding, that’s exactly what it is! Now go out there and do something, stupidly or smartly, but just do it now.
