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Why great ideas come when you aren’t trying


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Posted 21 May 2012 - 02:00 PM

http://www.nature.co...-trying-1.10678

"History is rich with 'eureka' moments: scientists from Archimedes to Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein are said to have had flashes of inspiration while thinking about other things. But the mechanisms behind this psychological phenomenon have remained unclear. A study now suggests that simply taking a break does not bring on inspiration — rather, creativity is fostered by tasks that allow the mind to wander."




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