My First Principles
Earlier this month, Contents Magazine asked seven very smart people about their first principles – the things that ground every part of their work, whether in content or beyond. You should probably go read that.
Then, Contents asked us to fill in the spaces by submitting our own answers to the question, “What are your first principles?”
There’s difficulty in nailing down those first principles – especially for me – because our first principles are constantly changing. They adapt. They are found wanting. They slip out of our hands and are rarely in our control.
That’s kind of the point, I think. There’s a reason Contents asked not just WHAT, but HOW – specifically, “How have your first principles changed over time?”
