On The Fly

While reading Einstein : His Life and Universe  by Walter Isaacson, I’m captivated by the childlike wonder with which Einstein approached what most overlook as an everyday occurrence:  time. In Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, logic and observation dictate that time is a constant, yet his theory postulates otherwise. Scientific thinkers use self-evident truths that seem reasonable but are not. Einstein at Griffith Observatory Einstein possessed the uncanny ability to focus on problems with singular purpose. His thought experiments allowed him to imagine beyond the principles of his time, envisioning an expansive universe that defied Newton’s laws. Let’s examine his thinking style and how we can apply it to go beyond the confines of our daily existence. Einstein epitomized the logical thinker. Someone who can apply that mode of thinking—about any subject, content, or problem—in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully analyzing, asses...