Epstein Secrets

ld have run to its end and given me the answer to Douglas Adams’ question. It would be very useful, and sa

head at the same time, and this requires deep concentration. To get some idea of the creative process at work, listen to the excellent TED lecture by John Cleese. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015960 Software 271 A common and costly mistake is to put off thinking about a class of things you are going to need in the next

entive. Tales of the Polish Enigma code breakers, Douglas Adams’ writing deadlines and the fear of impendin

ively performed by a computer. As you know, I don’t agree with his later viewpoint. Another person who has thought long and hard about creativity is John Cleese, the comedian and actor. He describes the process wonderfully in a number of talks which you can find on YouTube. He finds a lot of his creativity em

ence. Reprint. Owl Books (NY), 2005. Hofstadter, Douglas R. Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid.

, 257, 309 convergent thinking 300 design tradeoff 311 divergent thinking 298 Eureka moment 302 incubation 301 innovator’s dilemma 306 intimation 301 John Cleese on 303 knowledge and 141 mathematical creativity 309 mechanical steps 141 non-linearity of 311 preparation 301 process 133, 270, 305 process versus 3