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... inhibit the emergence of new ideas . If a good cartoonist has captured with a few dominant lines the im- pression of a face , it is extremely difficult to put that im- pression aside , look at the face again and come up with a new way ...
... inhibit the emergence of new ideas . If a good cartoonist has captured with a few dominant lines the im- pression of a face , it is extremely difficult to put that im- pression aside , look at the face again and come up with a new way ...
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... inhibit the formation of an original idea in a mind capable of original ideas . It may be better to read nothing and to run the risk of coming up with ideas that have already been proposed , than to be so aware of such ideas that no ...
... inhibit the formation of an original idea in a mind capable of original ideas . It may be better to read nothing and to run the risk of coming up with ideas that have already been proposed , than to be so aware of such ideas that no ...
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... inhibiting new ideas . How is it possible to put things together in a new way when the old way has to be kept intact until the new one is completed ? To look for a new idea through the framework of the old is a waste of time . To ...
... inhibiting new ideas . How is it possible to put things together in a new way when the old way has to be kept intact until the new one is completed ? To look for a new idea through the framework of the old is a waste of time . To ...
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