https://vegasharmon.com/authors/robert-moss/ Recent content in Robert Moss on Vegas Harmon Hugo en Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://vegasharmon.com/commonplace/dream-first-verify-after-kekul%C3%A9-s-disciplined-imagination/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://vegasharmon.com/commonplace/dream-first-verify-after-kekul%C3%A9-s-disciplined-imagination/ Kekulé had become practiced in receiving and developing helpful images in this way. When he described the roots of his scientific creativity in the Benzolfest in his honor in 1890, Kekulé told his audience, “Let us learn to dream, gentlemen, then perhaps we shall find the truth.” He added the salutary caution, “But let us beware of publishing our dreams till they have been tested by the waking understanding.” https://vegasharmon.com/commonplace/preparation-earns-the-eureka-moment/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://vegasharmon.com/commonplace/preparation-earns-the-eureka-moment/ Just as “chance favors the prepared mind” (Louis Pasteur) so the muses of science and creativity favor those who have done their homework. Based on a survey of recent research in creativity, we could describe the four key stages of discovery as follows: Immersion – a long depth engagement with a subject Acquisition – of a wealth of data and experience relevant to the subject Inspiration – the Eureka moment Evaluation – testing the discovery through experiment and dissemination [2] You can’t force stage three.