His peculiar gift was the power of holding continuously in his mind a purely mental problem until he had seen it through.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- His talent was keeping a complex mental problem in focus until solved.
- In plain terms
- He could hold a hard problem in his mind until he solved it.
- What can you take from it?
- Sustained focus solves difficult problems.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you sustain focus?
- What keeps you thinking?
Another view
It ignores external collaboration.
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