Eureka

The eureka moment is not in finding the answer to a problem; it is in understanding why it works.

Eureka moments require a deep understanding of the system around us—something you have to experience and live through before you can even begin to put into words. The answer itself may be easy to find. The real insight comes from sitting with it, observing what’s happening, and noticing why the solution was so easy to miss.

That’s why we shouldn’t rush to implement or fix things. If we want the real eureka, we can stay with the old way for a while and keep the new one in our back pocket. Waiting gives us the chance to see the system more clearly—and to notice what we still don’t understand.