Day 3441 – Most Ideas Sound Dumb At First

I was thinking the other day that most ideas sound dumb at first.

“Hey, what if we put this unknown host in a car with famous singers and, well, they just sing their songs?” Was likely met with “no one will ever do that” or “that’s a terrible idea.” If that idea person didn’t speak up, we wouldn’t have carpool karaoke with James Cordon.

“Hey, what if we had regular people drive their own cars like a taxi?” Was likely met with “no one will ever do that” or “that’s a terrible idea.” If that idea person didn’t speak up, we wouldn’t have Uber, Lyft, etc.

I’m sure you have an idea brewing that you think is dumb. “There’s no way I can make money doing that…..no one will care about this….it won’t make a difference in the world.”

I’ve found that sometimes you can put a ton of stuff out there and it only makes a difference to a few people. The people who have reached out about their drinking have been few, compared to my subscriber list and friends list, but that’s ok with me. So don’t throw out your “dumb idea” follow through with it and who knows where you’ll end up.