# My principles

By [Steyn Viljoen](https://paragraph.com/@steyn-viljoen-2) · 2022-11-25

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### All problems are soluble

As long as they adhere to the laws of nature. Humans have the ability to use criticism and creativity to create new knowledge.

### We're fallible

Knowledge comes from not knowing 100%. Allowing a fraction of an error in our beliefs, let us challenge old ideas and make progress.

### Genius together

Communal genius is bigger than individual genius. The wealthiest places are those that are part of an infinite landscape of interconnected ideas.

### First-principles thinking

It’s turtles all the way down. It’s also important to know which problem in the infinite sequence of problems you’re solving.

### Care like a gardener

The true gardener is the constant gardener. One who cares cultivates, and risks, yet, gives more to his soil than what he takes. So it is with design.

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