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38. Past Your Peak

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The Jump Between Knowledge and Innovation

A chess prodigy has to master a field before inventing something new. Ellen argues that there's a conceptual jump between knowledge and innovation. Prodigies are quicker perhaps, or less intimidated by the trajectory of the slope. But coming up with something new is not about using a map to get to a predetermined destination but moving into uncharted territory.

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