I am a firm believer in what I term the ‘Chain of Creation’. By publishing articles I am feeding the Chain of Creation and this results in fruitful developments.
Interaction -> Imagination -> Inspiration -> Implementation -> Confirmation
Here is a well known example written in my own words:
Interaction: Generations of scientists are trying to work out why the speed of light appears to be constant even if the light is projected from a relatively fast moving reference point. Albert Einstein gets curious.
Imagination: Einstein uses his imagination and disregards theories that other scientists assume to be fact (Isaac Newton stated that ‘As the order of the parts of time is immutable, so also is the order of the parts of space.’)
Inspiration: Einstein postulates that time might not pass at a constant rate.
Implementation: Einstein develops his Special and General Theories of Relativity. My understanding is that he paid a mathematician to help out.
Confirmation: Einstein’s theories hold up in testing.
Interaction is the seed. One of the great benefits of the internet is that it enables us to interact with other people that we, otherwise, would not have known existed.
Our imaginations are one of our most powerful assets. We should never be afraid to unleash our imaginations. Sometimes the daily grind tends to dampen our enthusiasm. My advice is to fight back! Time spent traveling to and from work can be spent meditating on different ways to achieve our goals.
Have you ever been taking a shower and had an idea pop into your head from somewhere deep inside your subconscious? Or been at work and a solution to somebody’s problem just pops into your head without you consciously thinking about it? That’s the kind of inspiration I’m referring to. Our subconscious minds are always ticking over trying to solve the challenges that we present to it.
We need to take action by researching and testing our ideas. Implement them and confirm that they are of value. If they are not of value then so be it. There will be plenty more to come and who knows, the lessons that we learn from the ideas that don’t work out might play an important role in the development of something spectacular down the track.
Regards,
James