Showing posts with label Isacc Newton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Isacc Newton. Show all posts

Sunday, April 19, 2009

The simplest solution is often the hardest to find.

I was once told a story, as I recall, it was about Isaac Newton (unproven creator of the doggy door). The story stated that he had a pet dog and a pet cat. The dog was much larger than the cat, and as such, he installed a door for each. A large one for the dog and a small one for the cat. It was only after he witnessed the kitty using the doggy door that he realized he only needed the one door.

I think it's funny how great minds tend to do things the hard way. Someone once told me they had a brilliant brother and a lazy cousin. Any time they needed something done efficiently, they would ask their cousin because he always had a quick easy solution where as his brother would spend hours explaining some convoluted plan that looked good on paper but wasn't practical.

I can't help but wonder if sloth, at least in this context, is a virtue.