Dear Reader,

In one of my previous posts (Here the link) I reasoned about the abundance of details that can bring greatness to a piece of work.

What I did not write is a more actionable aspect: what can I do to exploit details?

Well, that’s straightforward. At a basic level, details fall into two categories:

  1. Those you know about
  2. Those you do not know about

That’s it.

Regarding the first category, let’s go back to the “making a table” example in the other post. In that case, the stability of the legs and smoothness of the surface are a given. You either do something about them, or you let them as they are. The only choice is the effort, convenience, and having the courage to go the extra mile to make something unique within the boundaries of what is known. For example, I’ve never seen a table marketed as “the smoothest table you will ever find”. I guess that would drive some attention!

However, if you are like me, you may want to boldly go where no man has gone before, finding new ways of doing things.

To do that, you do absolutely need to explore the unknown and search for the second type of details.

First thing first, you need to be ultimately, totally, unconditionally surrendered to the idea that there is always something that eludes you. Otherwise, you will never set your mission on exploring the unexplored. There are still details no one ever noticed, combinations no one thought about, possibilities no man foresee. State of the art is never fixed, every Art can and must be improved at all times.

There is no map, no direction, no obvious course of action: just obsessing about finding the little golden nugget that is out there in the realm of ideas.

So, what is “actionable” in this post? Zillions of books have been written about being more creative, and I’m in no condition to add to them. I can only try to push you in the right direction.

Until next time,  stay focused.