Some ideas are such fun to toy with. Take time travel for instance. We've all seen movies, or read stories, or wondered how fun it would be. Yet, I've only really seen ideas where you either move forward or backward in time. Well, what if you compress it? Such that you could begin a trip and instantly be where you wanted. Or, expand it, so you could accomplish an enormous amount and have it take no real time at all. What about shifting out of reality all together, by means of isolating yourself from time? There's all sorts of fun to be had there.
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How about cakes? I remember when I thought you could only follow standard recipes, or use a cake kit. Now, I know I can use diet soda to make a sugar-free cake! Wow, what a concept! And, you can scramble an egg while it's still in its shell! I love new ways of doing things. But, why are we so surprised when we discover new ways? Probably we wished we had come up with them, right?
There's a great thinking concept, called "lateral thinking," which exercises your brain in coming up with innovative solutions. For instance, a manufacturer of metal ball bearings is ending up with dents because the balls are hitting the conveyer belt too hard from the upper level. How can it be fixed? Lots of ways, sure. The way the manufacturer used was to make many small drops on the way down, which didn't cause dents. Okay, now figure out another dozen ways to accomplish it... that's lateral thinking and you've just exercised your brain!
- M
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