Whoever makes it a rule to test action by thought, thought by action, cannot falter, and if he does, will soon find his way back to the right road.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Sounds like the scientific method to me:
1) Propose a theory.
2) Test the theory – collect data.
3) Evaluate the theory. Does the theory match the data?
Yes: Good theory. Continue.
No: Bad theory. Go back to Step 1.
They say that the Germans like to work by a system. Good for Goethe. Unfortunately for me, my more mercurial Mediterranean blood likes to wing it. That’s why I’m so poor. But I have had a lot of fun.
I like to give equal time to both sides of a temperment based argument.