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Giving a starving man a fish will only starve him for a day.
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Teach him to fish and he can eat for the rest of his life.
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So instead of giving them fish, we should teach them how to fish. - Teach them to fish, not give them fish.
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I’m hungry. Give me some fish.”
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We don’t give them fish, we teach them how to fish.”
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I’m too hungry for that!”The Parable of the Lumberjacks
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Customers want fish.
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Even if fishing is better in the long run, it is the customer’s responsibility not to seek it out
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Should sell fish and make a profit - Sell the hole, not the drill.
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Don’t ignore the time cost of catching fish.
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Time in life is limited.
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Time is more valuable than money.
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Even if you can take the time to fish, you shouldn’t.
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What can be bought should outsourcing.
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Just because a customer wants fish doesn’t mean that what the customer really needs is fish.
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If customers are starving, grains, etc. are preferable. - I need a fast horse.
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