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idea from "summary" of Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds
An idea is like a seed. It is a small, fragile thing that has the potential to grow into something big and beautiful. Just as a seed needs the right conditions to thrive – sunlight, water, nutrients – an idea needs the right environment to flourish. It needs to be nurtured and cared for, given the space and time to develop. Ideas are not static. They are dynamic, constantly changing and evolving as we engage with them, shape them, refine them. They are like living entities, waiting to be brought to life through our words and actions. But ideas can also be fragile, easily crushed or forgotten if not treated with care and respect. To communicate an idea effectively, we need to strip away the unnecessary layers and get to the core of what it...
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