Being prolific increases the chance of discovering something new
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Originality consists partly of being puzzled about important things that no one else understands 1 0 2and
The best way to acquire new questions is to try answering existing ones 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
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Being prolific increases the chance of discovering something new 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Trying lots of things will mean trying lots of things that don't work 1 0 2Mentions
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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 2Being curious and trying many things can increase the chance of discovering what one wants to work on 1 0 2Great ideas must be both true and new 1 0 2Exploring different topics can generate more new ideas 1 0 2Curiosity feeds originality by providing new things to work on 1 0 2Overlooked ideas can be discovered by working from what's obscuring them 1 0 2New discoveries often have to be conceived initially as variations of existing things 1 0 2Curious people are more likely to find the right thing to work on 1 0 2Pursuing personal curiosity can lead to the discovery of novel ideas 1 0 2