(In my own head I'd transformed it into "Lean against the problem in a friendly but persistent way," which I'll probably keep using.)
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Since I read John Cleese's advice to "keep your mind resting against the subject in a friendly but persistent way," that phrase has popped into my head on average several times a day. It so perfectly describes that m.o.https://www.brainpickings.org/2012/04/12/john-cleese-on-creativity-1991/ …
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Indeed! Recalling this passage from Laws of Formhttps://twitter.com/mwiik/status/704030907083132928 …
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This John Cleese’s presentation on creativity is also worth watching (~10min) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DMpdPrm6Ul4 …
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Thank you Amir ... it was interesting the note on boundaries of space and time!
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“I keep the subject constantly before me, and wait 'till the first dawnings open slowly, by little and little, into a full and clear light.” - Isaac Newton
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Paul I love your tweets. They always send me down some knowledge spiral. This time John Cleese, Listening to his talk at google talks now.
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