The Incomplete Guide to the Art of Discovery Quotes

“So when you come across some observations that do not fit the standard explanation, let your mind wander to see whether some radically different interpretation might do a better job. Perhaps you will think of something that will fit both the new data and the old data and thereby supplant the standard expla- nation. Toy with different perspectives. Look for the unusual. Try consciously to innovate. Train yourself to imagine new schemes and innovative ways to fit the pieces together. Seek the joy of discovery. Always test your new thoughts against the facts, of course, in rigorous, cold-blooded, unemotional scientific manner. But play the great game of the visionary and the innovator as well.”
― J.E. Oliver, The Incomplete Guide to the Art of Discovery