Non-linear thinking.

I'm personally starting to understand the journey of writing a thesis. No matter how structured an outline, ideas and thoughts never fall within a fixed framework. And that's a good thing, if not, no good and original ideas would ever be birthed.

The process isn't about pure execution, but has a lot to do with spending the time to simply - think. Not writing, think. It's a bit strange to our Asian blood to not actively 'work', but it's in the mind that value begins to be created, and no good thoughts ever emerge without some time spent in contemplation. I fight all the time with the feeling I'm wasting time by not doing SOMETHING, but when a mini-Eureka ends the 'silence', it's all worth it.

And so, after a day of thinking, an hour of jotting down my thoughts, I've put my fingers to the keyboard and produced one more ray of light to our journey down the IC tunnel.

And now, once again, the circle begins.