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Innovation benefits from boredom

by jdlee · October 23, 2017

“The gods were bored; therefore they created human beings.” Boredom as a prerequisite for innovation https://t.co/Sj6euns1yT

— John Lee (@Jdlee888) June 2, 2017

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