Recently Annie and I went off the grid. Not right off it. We went on a 2 week road trip. A little escape away from the norm to freshen up. Coastal and country. Beach fishing and bush walking under sensational waterfalls.
Sunrises over the Pacific Ocean and sunsets out west. Mountain views to die for. We had our first experience of a tiny home and we had a mouse doing backstroke in the ‘loo at a country retreat.
Breaks away are vital for our creative juices.
Alexander Fleming came home from a 2 week vacation in Scotland and discovered the beginnings of penicillin.
In 1941, a Swiss engineer named George de Mestral went for a walk in the countryside with his dog. He noticed burrs sticking to his dog and got an idea that turned into Velcro.
When Galileo was a young student at the University of Pisa, he reportedly noticed a swinging lamp as he was quietly worshipping in the Pisa Cathedral. This led to the discovery of the law of momentum
Thinking hard and fast tends to make our creativity seize.
Einstein once commented that the gift of imagination was altogether more valuable than the gift of intellect and reason. He said,
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world.”
He also said,
“I am enough of an artist to drawing freely upon my imagination.”
Go ahead. As a priority, plan your breaks away from the hurry and the busy . You don’t know what could occur to you.
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