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The birth  The time it takes to   The ongoing life of a "bad" idea
                     of an idea:  execute an idea:  (can you possibly get your mind
                                                 around the concept of eternity?):
                     In the grand   Again, in the general
                     scheme of   scheme of things, it   This is a whole different story.  There's
                     things, that   doesn't take a lot of   the idea itself in whatever form.  Then
                     magical flash  time to execute an   there's the baggage that goes along
                     of brilliance   idea, good or bad.  with the bad idea.  The questions.  The
                     (?) doesn't                 second-guessing.  The echoes of
                     take long.   At least not that long   ghosts past. With truly bad ideas the
                     What? A    compared to the   public can have a very long and vivid
                     second?    ongoing life of any   memory.  And your boss's memory
                     Maybe two?  kind of idea.   can be even longer and stronger.




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