idea-quality
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What makes an idea good: it is the core of the solution to a problem that occurs over and over again in its context, it makes sense from first principles, it actually solves the problem, even if only in part, and it works alongside other ideas. Use to shape or review an idea, project, tool or method, or on /idea-quality.
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What a good idea looks like, in any field, whatever its popularity or whoever recommends it. A good idea is like a pattern in a pattern language: a problem keeps occurring in real use, and the idea is the core of a solution that resolves it and works alongside others.
Principles
- A good idea is the core of the solution to a problem that occurs over and over again in its context.
- A good idea makes sense from first principles. It breaks the problem down to its most fundamental pieces and reasons up from them, instead of copying others or arguing that "it is like X".
- A good idea actually solves the problem, even if only in part.
- A good idea composes with other ideas. It does one job and hands the rest to other practices.
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