I once heard a story about Albert Einstein, the man who devised the Theory of Relativity. He was an active socializer, and one night it seems, he was at a party at Princeton and spotted another guest writing something down in a little notebook. Einstein went up to the man.
“What are you doing?” he asked.
The man explained that he was a writer. “When I get a good idea, I take out my notebook and pen, and jot it down so that I won’t forget it.”
For several moments, Einstein stood silent, nodding and contemplating. Finally, he said, “You must be a very intelligent man. I don’t believe I’ve had more than one or two good ideas in my life.”
This blog is a little bit like that notebook. So, Albert — if you’re out there and reading – go easy on my good ideas, please.
June 9, 2009 at 12:12 pm |
Ben:
Einstein was a very wise man indeed:).
Ed
June 9, 2009 at 2:19 pm |
I can recall at least one good idea.
July 19, 2009 at 2:13 pm |
Well I suppose if your “only two good ideas” are the General Theory of Relativity, and the Special Theory of Relativity, and these ideas transformed the World around you, who would need to write down anything else. I wonder what “bad ideas” Einstein didn’t write down, I bet they would be worth a lot…….
Rich