Many discoveries come from questioning things that others take for granted
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Discoveries often come from noticing connections between different fields 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
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Discoveries often come from noticing connections between different fields 1 0 2Chasing outlier ideas can lead to significant discoveries 1 0 2New ideas often seem obvious once they are seen, but require changing the way one looks at the world to be discovered 1 0 2Broken models of the world leave clues where they clash with reality, which can lead to new ideas 1 0 2Overlooked ideas can be discovered by working from what's obscuring them 1 0 2Big ideas often come from asking good questions 1 0 2Being prolific increases the chance of discovering something new 1 0 2New discoveries often have to be conceived initially as variations of existing things 1 0 2New ideas often come from noticing anomalies in everyday life 2 0 3Pursuing personal curiosity can lead to the discovery of novel ideas 1 0 2