# The Myth and Magic of Generating New Ideas

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## Metadata
- Author: [[Dan Rockmore]]
- Full Title: The Myth and Magic of Generating New Ideas
- Category: #articles
- URL: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/the-myth-and-magic-of-generating-new-ideas

## Highlights
- Maybe it’s the endorphins, or maybe it’s refocussing my attention on some other activity which enables a new idea. Perhaps it is the momentary feeling of being untethered that gives the mind free rein—the space to have a good idea.
- Chance really does favor the prepared mind; when the moments of discovery came, often unexpectedly, my hours of hard work felt newly valuable.