This makes me think of a quote from Jason Fried's book, "It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work," that has always resonated with me.
“There are many reasons to be skeptical of best practices, but one of the most common is when you see someone deriving them purely from outside observation about how another company does it…Furthermore, many best practices are purely folklore. No one knows where they came from, why they started, and why they continue to be followed. But because of that powerful label — best practice — people often forget to even question them.”
This makes me think of a quote from Jason Fried's book, "It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work," that has always resonated with me.
“There are many reasons to be skeptical of best practices, but one of the most common is when you see someone deriving them purely from outside observation about how another company does it…Furthermore, many best practices are purely folklore. No one knows where they came from, why they started, and why they continue to be followed. But because of that powerful label — best practice — people often forget to even question them.”
That's a great quote and I agree. What is a "best practice" if only a highly regurgitated, but frequently unexamined, option?
I've always valued Jason's perspective, if only for the contradictory opinion.