Tag: staying current in your industry

Assume You Know Nothing

I’ve been growing radishes
since I was a kid.
They are one of the fastest
and the easiest
vegetables to grow.

I only discovered
last year
that the leaves are edible.
They’re not only edible
but they’re delicious
when cooked with some garlic
and sprinkled with lemon.

All my life
I had been tossing them
in the compost pile/bin.

Every so often,
assume you know nothing
about your industry or product
or other key factors
in your business
and in your life.

Read the Wikipedia pages.
Take a workshop
or watch a YouTube video
targeted to people new
to the topic.

Look at it
with fresh eyes.

And assume
you know nothing.

You’ll be surprised
at what
you will learn.

Breakthroughs Bundle

A couple of days ago,
it was announced
that a malaria vaccine
was being rolled out
en masse in Africa.

Yesterday,
it was announced
that a COVID-19 vaccine
would soon be rolled out
for children aged 5 to 11.

There is currently a race
to develop
HIV vaccines.

Multiple breakthroughs in niches
tend to happen
over the same short time period.

Sometimes, it is because
there’s media focus on the industry.
We merely find out
about the breakthroughs then.

Sometimes, it is because
there’s investor interest in it.
There’s increased funding
and that funding leads to
discoveries
and
important work being done.

Sometimes, it is because
a new development (like mRNA delivery)
makes other breakthroughs possible.

Sometimes, one breakthrough
inspires other breakthroughs.

And sometimes, it is merely a coincidence.

This is one of the many reasons why
we need to stay current
in our niches.
We need to be informed.
Because there will be multiple breakthroughs
over a short time period
and that will significantly change the niche.

Stay current.
Let others inspire you.
Push forward.