# Your Next Two Zeroes

You can purchase a nice home for $1M. You can purchase a nice skyscraper for
$100M.

10 people can participate in unmoderated discussion. 1,000 people require
conference organizers.

Your tools/methods can usually scale by one order-of-magnitude; adding two
zeroes forces you to rethink everything.

Consider bridges:

- **1-meter** bridges can be constructed from uncooked pasta.
- **10-meter** pedestrian footbridges can be found on an average golf course.
  Clever laymen could build one from wood, metal, concrete, etc.
- **100-meter** highway bridges guide cars across rivers. At this scale, civil
  engineers must consider dynamic forces (e.g. traffic and wind), thermal
  expansion, and specialized construction machinery. Such projects generally
  demand steel and reinforced concrete.
- **1,000-meter** bridges (e.g. Golden Gate Bridge) require specialized
  engineers. The architectures are deeply affected by local geological
  conditions, ecological impact, constructive interference/oscillations, etc. To
  suit unique/difficult terrain, these bridges must combine cutting-edge
  concrete, tensile steel, carbon composites, etc.
- **10,000-meter** bridges (e.g. Millau Viaduct) are geopolitical ordeals --
  they require interdisciplinary cooperation from the world's finest experts. At
  these lengths, architects must consider Earth's curvature.

Each 10x jump pushes knowledge/resources to logical limits, but a 100x jump
disrupts all dimensions of your problem domain.

Every two zeroes, your best-kept secrets-to-success become your stinkiest
instincts. To move forward, forsake your favorite skills/tools/methods/talents.
Exceed yourself; become a novice again, again and again.