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Willing to Be Led Astray
June 14, 2011
I think of the trees and how simply they let go.
-May Sarton
-May Sarton
"When we go off the beaten path, we often find something better or more exciting than we were originally looking for. For example, physicist Karl Jansky improvised a new antenna to study the effects of telephone static. Instead, he discovered radio waves from the Milky Way galaxy, and in the process helped create the science of radio-astronomy. In 1856, chemist William Perkin searched for a synthetic quinine to combat malaria. Instead, he discovered a dyestuff that was the first practical synthetic color...
"How can we prepare ourselves for the unexpected? I suggest that we: 1) loosen our preconceptions about what we expect to find in any given situation; 2) pay special attention to the anomalous rather than ignoring it; and 3) use what we discover as stepping stones to something very different. Why don't we adopt this outlook more often? A major reason is that in order to get things done, we tend to filter out information that strikes us as 'irrelevant'. Indeed I find that I'm less likely to find the unexpected when I'm in a hurry or narrowly focused on a specific task. Conversely, when I'm relaxed or playful, there's a greater probability that unexpected things will flow my way."
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Displaying 1 CommentShishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Hello
Child friend , If any matter happened unexpected to me I accept it .
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