You feed yourself. Make sure you have all the information, whether it's aesthetic, scientific, mathematical, I don't care what it is. Then you walk away from it and let it ferment. You ignore it and pretend you don't care. Next thing you know, the answer comes.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Gather information, let it sit, and answers will emerge.
- In plain terms
- Collect data, step away, and solutions appear.
- What can you take from it?
- Give ideas time to ferment for insight.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When have you let an idea ferment and it resolved itself?
Another view
Sometimes answers require active effort, not just waiting.
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