… that people often come up with more novel ideas or solutions when they’re are relaxed or distracted …
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[Tod] Machover says it’s not uncommon breaktrhough ideas to come from people who are
working outside their area of expertise because the novices are “able to see a problem with a fresh eye”, forget about what’s easy or hard, and not worry about what other people in that field have done.
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In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.
Shunryu Suzuki
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