Deterioration of the classics
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The value is Hard to change for the high abstraction of classic.
But the less abstract part that is the foundation to explain it deteriorates.
Specific example: "How to Use Punch Cards to Make Organizing Easier" in Jiro Kawakita's "Idea Method," p. 49
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These parts are not important today and can be ignored, but you can't ignore the foundation and just get the summit.
https://gyazo.com/1d5576b8af890e8aa871a39267bb3b94
Taking the top of the pyramid is not what I expected.
The "why?" of [Chasing the classics and the latest is an anti-fragile strategy. A thought that came to mind when I was thinking about
You have to fill the foundation with something.
The need for this "foundation" to be up-to-date doesn't come out of the discussion here.
I guess it's a "whatever works, the newer the better." kind of thing.
Waiting for the test of time will not give you first-mover advantage.
relevance
You can't learn directly from something that is "hard to change."
PDCA and error back propagation
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