| I read this a bit differently than saying that anyone can do what Steve Jobs did. To speak plainly, to be patient and put the dots together, to lead without charisma are all incredibly difficult things to do. It really does take genius and only the extraordinary amongst us can do it. If you have a natural, god-given charisma, its very easy to be a leader. No accomplishment there. But you would lead for what purpose? If you have some uncanny ability to predict the future as a whole, without error, you would be popular for your predictions but you wouldn't build much of anything, because building great things requires trial and error. If you were merely a design expert, you'd make nice looking things, but you wouldn't be able to scale it, compared to the non-designer that sees the greatness in other designers. Being foolish and curious really trumps all other skills, but how many people can truly endure being foolish and curious? |
The people who embrace curiosity and don't dwell too much on their foolishness.