Changing context can generate new ideas

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Argument #599f0238 1 0 2

If it is true that...

Original thinkers generate new ideas about whatever they focus on 1 0 2

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Putting ideas into words can generate new ideas 1 0 2

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Changing context can generate new ideas 1 0 2

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Exploring different topics can generate more new ideas 1 0 2

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Curiosity feeds originality by providing new things to work on 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Originality is not a process, but a habit of mind 1 0 2

Argument #f8a935ea 1 0 2

If it is true that...

Putting ideas into words can generate new ideas 1 0 2

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Changing context can generate new ideas 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Exploring different topics can generate more new ideas 1 0 2

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