The history of cultural progress is, almost without exception, a story of one door leading to another door, exploring the palace one room at a time.
This quote comes from Stephen Johnson, author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter, in the Guardian article Eureka moments are very, very rare.
It reminds me of Thomas S Kuhn’s Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Coming off the back of my post the other day about a-ha moments that occur in the shower, this article supports the idea that good ideas are less often a stroke of genius, and more often the logical next step in a cumulative history of progress.
I’m continually fascinated by this idea of where ideas come from, and how we can make ourselves more likely to come across ideas.
Giha Woo designed a pen attachment that can help you draw straight lines. Called the “Constrained Ball”, this attachment can be easily attached on any pen and can help you draw straight lines, horizontally or vertically.
Architect’s new best friend?
Source: designoclock
