By definition, best practices are average
Summary
- By definition, best practices are just what the majority does.
- THis is not a bad thing if you don't know enough about a topic
- A step above best practices is to do your own thinking, and achieve better than average results
Details
- This may require doing things different from what others are doing, which may invite ridicule.
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Best practices aren’t always the best. By definition, they’re average. If you don’t know enough about what you’re doing to make your own decisions, you probably should do what everyone is doing. If you want better-than-average results, though, you’ll have to think clearly. And thinking clearly is thinking independently. Sometimes you have to break free of the social default and do something differently from those around you. Fair warning: it’s going to get uncomfortable.