Imagine a 2 year-old who refuses to learn how to walk because he hasn’t read enough books & blogs about proper big toe placement for optimal walking and posture. He’s concerned that when he finally takes his first step, he’ll do it wrong, look stupid, and fall down.
He says, If I just study a little bit more about proper big toe placement then I can do it right the first time.
We intuitively know that this would be ridiculous.
We’d tell our kid, Don’t worry about proper big toe placement; you’ll figure it out as you go. And yes, you’re going to do it wrong and fall down 100 times this week. But that’s okay – it’s the only way for you to learn how to walk - it’s all part of the journey.
We became stupid
Somehow, somewhere, we all became stupid, and started thinking that we could learn how to do complex things by simply reading a book or a blog post.
Imagine an airline pilot announcing over the intercom that his education only consisted of reading the best books available on airplane flying and this was his first time in an airplane. Would you fly with him and trust that he’ll land the plane perfectly?
Of course not!
But what does this have to do with traffic generation? Read More
