Original? [idea](https://paulgraham.com/ds.html). Paul Graham was talking to founders. But I think this also applies to people trying to build new tools in general. For example, it may be tempting to try to begin by building out a full application. I don't think this is a good idea. You can have a theory about what might be good, but you want to test that theory in a minimum work -> maximum learning way. **Can you validate with some python scripts, anki / obsidian plugins, existing applications?** #mentalsoftware