Sometimes, great discoveries aren't about finding something no one has seen before -- but about finding a different way to see what is in front of everyone's eyes.
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It's a universally safe assumption that what we see now is not the truth. It is, at best, a fragment of the truth -- at worst, a lie. Skepticism is to internalize that fact. The scientific spirit is to first accept that fact, then nevertheless seek to find more of the truth.
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Many people see who they are now as their ultimate destination, what they believe today as the ultimate truth. These are actually mere steps on an infinite ladder. We should not be too attached to our identity and our beliefs; instead, we should use them to reach the next step.
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Not a ladder, a tree 1. Choose the branch you want to be in 2. Find the beliefs needed to get there 3. Those beliefs are now hypotheses 4a. Design experiments to prove them 4b. Consider them working hypotheses 4a. For avoiding risk of ruin 4b. For self-fulfilling prophecies
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That is to say, many people are stuck in a local minima
Rather than a ladder, doesn’t it resemble more of a gradient descent towards a set of person-configuration which best works with one’s given circumstances at the time? -
Taking a chance, then, is a form of deliberately introduced randomness, getting us unstuck. Focus for mastery; that’s how one achieves anything. But diffuse-think and act, too: having hobbies, interests outside one’s vocations, is how one innovates. Small bets, done often.
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