Should you have more than one string to your bow?

[Dien Rice]

Hi Ankesh,

I love the way you think!

I've seen some of the videos of Lindsey Stirling, and they are great! It's pretty cool that she's found a way to do something she loves, and be well rewarded for it too!

I also liked what you said - "Most innovation lies at the intersection of two fields."

I was fortunate to have once been taught by a very innovative and creative physicist - C. F. Osborne. He once told me something along the lines of - if you want to come up with a new idea, find two other ideas and put them together... It is a surefire way to come up with new ideas!

(Now, whether it is a good idea or not is a different matter - like all ideas, some will be ingenious, while others will not even be good enough for the scrap heap!)

If you use this technique, coming up with new ideas is as easy as falling off a log (and also less painful)!

As for intersecting two fields, I think you're right on the money! I've found this already in some of the things I do...

By the way, everyone should check out (and subscribe to) Ankesh's link, Genius Biographies ... I've just done so... I must say, I love learning from the world's greats, and this is a painless (and fun!) way to do so!

- Dien