There are also mathematical models about how ideas emerge [0], with edge-reinforced random walks. As I understand it, you tend to stay close to familiar concep

There are also mathematical models about how ideas emerge [0], with edge-reinforced random walks. As I understand it, you tend to stay close to familiar concepts, while sometimes being open to new ones. As you revisit a concept, it gets reinforced, allowing you to comfortably spend more time there and opening you to a cluster of new concepts and ideas. [0] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180124123053.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180124123053.h...