It is one of our most exciting discoveries that local discovery leads to a complex of further discoveries. Corollary to this we find that we no sooner get a problem solved than we are overwhelmed with a multiplicity of additional problems in a most beautiful payoff of heretofore unknown, previously unrecognized, and as-yet unsolved problems.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Solving one problem often reveals many new ones, which is a beautiful outcome of discovery.
- In plain terms
- Fixing problems creates more problems to solve.
- What can you take from it?
- Discovery multiplies questions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is more knowledge always better?
- How do you handle more problems?
Another view
More problems can mean more struggle.
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