Do Tangents Hold the Key to Innovation?

Curious how wandering thoughts or cross‑disciplinary detours spark breakthroughs? This article explores whether tangents hold the key to innovation—and how detouring from the main path can unlock radical creativity. In our productivity-obsessed culture, we’re told to stay focused and eliminate distractions. Yet history’s most groundbreaking discoveries often emerged from moments when brilliant minds allowed themselves to wander. When Alexander Fleming noticed mold

Curious how wandering thoughts or cross‑disciplinary detours spark breakthroughs? This article explores whether tangents hold the key to innovation—and how detouring from the main path can unlock radical creativity. In our productivity-obsessed culture, we’re told to stay focused and eliminate...