A Tyrannosaurus Rex for Ideas – C. Crawford

“What you need is a Tyrannosaurus Rex stalking through your mind, viciously attacking every idea you create. It should pounce instantly and sink its teeth into the soft flesh of your idea. It should rip and tear with bloodthirsty abandon. Most of your ideas will be torn yo shreds by your inner Tyrannosaurus. That´s good -better that they be prey to your own monster than shredded by others or, worse still, fail in the marketplace after you´ve invested time, money , and reputation on them.”

That´s Chris Crawford on his book “C.C. on game design”. I agree mostly, but I tend to let the ideas grow a little before start attacking them. They need at least that, a little time to grow a bit and have a chance to fight back.