Re: InSight's features promote insight

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Outliners.com Message ID: 3358

Posted by jackcrawford
2005-05-30 22:14:25

SD: “Perhaps to rationalize my CRIMP, I am thinking increasingly in terms of specificity, of pims for specific purposes rather than for instantiating my ‘philosophical’ positions.”

You raise an interesting point, Stephen. If there was such a thing as the holy grail of outliners, would it be any good anyway?

Good carpenters and plumbers have a toolbox full of tools specifically adapted to the job at hand, rather than all-in-one tools which are inevitably compromised by their design.

The benefits of specific-purpose tools (& apps) are quality workmanship and increased productivity.

The disadvantages, inter alia, are high cost, substantial research and training time and waste.

Decisions, decisions!

Jack

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