# My principles

**Published by:** [Steyn Viljoen](https://paragraph.com/@steyn-viljoen-2/)
**Published on:** 2022-11-25
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@steyn-viljoen-2/my-principles

## Content

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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