Researches who have mapped the anatomy of the brain will tell you that when you allow your mind to wander, it is actually in a more active state than it is during focused reasoning with a complex problem. According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, having that "aha" moment requires more brain power than you can muster with your reasonable thinking.
So, the next time you're faced with a perplexing situation or problem, apply this theory by trying one of the following :
- Take a bath (that's where Archimedes came up with a way to calculate density and volume)
- Sit in a field (that's how Sir Isaac Newton come up with the law of gravity)
- Take a nap (that's where Rene Descartes came up with coordinate geometry)
- Take a walk (that's where Nicholas Tesla came up with alternating current)
- Sit and daydream (that's where Albert Einstein came up with the ideas behind relativity).
A Wandering Mind Heads Straight Toward Insight
1 comment:
I agree - have had many aha moments at strange times - strange places.
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