{"id":21108,"date":"2026-06-29T10:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T17:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=21108"},"modified":"2026-06-01T16:39:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T23:39:04","slug":"where-to-put-your-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=21108","title":{"rendered":"Where to Put Your Eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" data-attachment-id=\"21109\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=21109\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5900.jpeg?fit=1500%2C844&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,844\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1778585656&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5900\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5900.jpeg?fit=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5900.jpeg?resize=700%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5900.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5900.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5900.jpeg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5900.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5900.jpeg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5900.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;Put all of your eggs in one basket and watch the basket.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mark Twain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>as quoted by Andy Grove in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B097CGG6ZB\/?bestFormat=true&amp;k=only%20paranoid%20survive&amp;ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-bk-ser_k2_1_25_de&amp;crid=1C319HHEQ3ZDK&amp;sprefix=Only%20the%20Paranoid%20Survive\">Only the Paranoid Survive<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This concludes the month of change related Maxims. Leaving room of course for The Founders who were going through a huge societal change and for &#8220;Words Seldom Seen. Many words we feature are a result of new creations or new observations. 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