"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."
— Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist
It always takes more than one try to solve the most important problems. Just stick with it and keep thinking. Try different angles, different assumptions, and different ways of processing the available information. With enough persistence, a solution always reveals itself eventually!
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."
— Benjamin Franklin, Polymath
Knowledge is power — compounding power.
The more you have, the more it benefits you and the easier it is to obtain more.
"The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure."
— Alan Turing, Computer Scientist
There may be times when you don’t have the energy to think clearly…. and that’s OK! It’s a mistake to force yourself to think about a problem when your mind isn’t ready, just like you can’t force yourself to eat when you’re not hungry.
For your thinking to be of the highest quality, it’s best to follow your inspiration. When it isn’t there, relax and regain your mental energy. But when you do feel it, that beautiful spark in your mind, go after it! Those are precious thinking opportunities that hold the best of ideas!