Striving towards Excellence

-Karthik Gurumurthy

Here's a fun way to think about training your brain to spot hidden opportunities:

You know how some people seem to have this superpower of seeing possibilities that everyone else misses? Take Edison - the guy came up with over 1,000 patents! Same world, same canvas as everyone else, but somehow he saw things differently.

Here's a cool brain-training hack: Next time you're in a cab or on your regular commute, play a little game with yourself. Instead of zoning out like usual, try to spot things you've never noticed before. Maybe it's the tippy-top of that building you pass every day, or those weird little leaves dancing at the top of the trees, or that random part of the traffic light you've never really looked at.

Even at work, glance up at that ceiling you've probably never properly checked out. Sounds silly, right? But here's the thing - you're basically teaching your brain to be a detective, to look beyond the obvious.

It's like upgrading your mental software to spot hidden gems. And once you get into this habit, who knows? You might start having those lightbulb moments about all sorts of things in your life. Pretty neat way to potentially spark your own little innovations!