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Apr 27, 2026  ·  Builder  ·  2 min read

Ideas Are Cheap. Systems Aren't.

The unfair advantage is building things that last.

Ideas are easy to admire because they fit in a sentence. Systems are harder to love because they need maintenance, limits, and a small amount of stubbornness.

A useful system gives good ideas somewhere to survive. It turns a moment of excitement into work that can be repeated, repaired, and improved.

Build the thing that keeps working after the interesting part is over.

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