If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers. That’s proverb number three in Thomas Pynchon’s “Proverbs for Paranoids.”

It’s an interesting list, but this proverb #3 is a reminder to remain outside of the expectations of the moment in our creative work. Ask questions about the questions, you’re presented with. Look at the “sides” of the expectations or trends. What makes them special and why must I adhere?

If you get stuck asking the wrong questions, or following the wrong trends nothing else matters in your work. You’re cutting off your potential creative brilliance before it ever has a chance to flourish.

Be open to everything, question it all, and don’t close yourself off to what appears crazy.

“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” – Steve Jobs