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Originally Posted by InterfaceLeader  In other words, your blog only works because everyone who comes to it can read - and thus assimilate the information. And the only reason everyone can read is because a bunch of primary teachers sat us down and went "A is for Apple...." a long time ago. |
Sorry to break your paradigm, but my parents--mostly my mother--taught me how to read.
Teachers taught me pretty much squat. In fact, I kind of feel I would have been better off without teachers and school since I would have had the freedom to naturally play to my strengths as I tend to do when I'm left alone to my own devices. Not that school wasn't educational for me, but in terms of actually being effective, I think I could have done more on my own (whether I would have is a different story, but the potential was definitely there; I think I would have done what I'm doing now if I was just left on my own, just earlier. That would have been a good thing! At least, it seems so from this perspective).
Anyway, my point is: when trying to understand Steve's concepts and you're trying to "acid test" them, you need to have examples that hold up from many scenarios. My one example kind of breaks yours, so you need something more holistic.
I've acid tested Steve's value concept myself, and it passes the test. The concept remains, and is pretty solid.