给它五分钟
摘自：https://signalvnoise.com/posts/3124-give-it-five-minutes
Ideas are fragile. They often start powerless. They're barely there, so easy to ignore or skip or miss.
点子是很脆弱的。它们通常开始的时候是无力的。它们只是呆在那儿，那么容易被忽略、被漏掉、被错过。
There are two things in this world that take no skill:
1. Spending other people’s money and
2. Dismissing an idea.
这世界上有两件事不需要什么技能：
1、花别人的钱
2、搁置一个点子
Dismissing an idea is so easy because it doesn't involve any work. You can scoff at it. You can ignore it. You can puff some smoke at it. That's easy. The hard thing to do is protect it, think about it, let it marinate, explore it, riff on it, and try it. The right idea could start out life as the wrong idea.
搁置一个点子是那么容易，因为它不牵涉任何工作。你可以嘲笑它，忽略它，把烟喷到它脸上，那很容易。难的事是保护它、思考它、酝酿它、研究它、推敲它、和尝试它。错的或对的点子都能让我们的生活更进一步。
So next time you hear something, or someone, talk about an idea, pitch an idea, or suggest an idea, give it five minutes. Think about it a little bit before pushing back, before saying it's too hard or it's too much work. Those things may be true, but there may be another truth in there too: It may be worth it.
所以下次你听到什么事或什么人，谈论一个创意，抛出一个点子，或提出一个建议，给它五分钟。在反驳它或说“那太难了”或“那要很多工作”前多想一想，那些情况可能都对，但还有另一个事实是：它可能值得做！