75Try Some Theory

When you’ve come to a mental block on the road to a decision, take a side trip into a little theory.

Now, if you’re the type that is put off by the word “theory,” thinking it is something only useful in academia but has no place in the day-to-day reality of business, you need to change your thinking.

It’s from theory that some of mankind’s greatest achievements have germinated. Space travel. It was once just a theory. A cure for tuberculosis. It was once a theory. Invitro fertilization for childless couples. It was also once a mere theory.

All of these theories have been realized today, and all because someone took time to consider them and put them into practice.

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