16 May 2026

Author: Jason Fried

Original Link: signalvnoise.com/posts/3124-give-it-five-minutes


My Reflections

You may be right when you think someone else is wrong. But spend time thinking about it. “Give it 5 mins.”

The two most easy things in the world: spending someone else’s money, and dismissing an idea.

Dismissing an idea is the easiest thing in the world. Anyone can do it. There are 1000+ reasons why something will not work. Be the person who can still try to see why something may work. What needs to go right to make it work.