Self-Evident Epiphanies
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emanixI was introduced to the concept of the Self-Evident Epiphany by a friend of ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
seinneann_ceoil over a large pot of tea one afternoon. The example she gave was the realisation, several weeks before, that on days when she went out wearing a sweater, she felt warmer. Astonishing!
I introduced her to another on the spot: that the phrase 'Self-Evident Epiphanies' not only has a poetic elegance to it, but also has the most perfectly apt abbreviation: SEE!
Every one of us put our heads to one side, and let out a sigh of delight at the beauty of this newly formed acronym. Ah, the sweetness that is the love of geeks for wordplay.
So the Self-Evident Epiphany, or SEE, is a thought, or a realisation that is perfectly obvious in hindsight, but somehow your brain had failed to register it until just now. A favourite one of mine, which despite its obviousness often fails to stick in my mind: if I keep my room tidy, I don't have to spend so much time Looking For Stuff. I realise this on a fairly regular basis, and it surprises me every time!
What Self-Evident Epiphanies have you had, or heard about?
seinneann_ceoil over a large pot of tea one afternoon. The example she gave was the realisation, several weeks before, that on days when she went out wearing a sweater, she felt warmer. Astonishing! I introduced her to another on the spot: that the phrase 'Self-Evident Epiphanies' not only has a poetic elegance to it, but also has the most perfectly apt abbreviation: SEE!
Every one of us put our heads to one side, and let out a sigh of delight at the beauty of this newly formed acronym. Ah, the sweetness that is the love of geeks for wordplay.
So the Self-Evident Epiphany, or SEE, is a thought, or a realisation that is perfectly obvious in hindsight, but somehow your brain had failed to register it until just now. A favourite one of mine, which despite its obviousness often fails to stick in my mind: if I keep my room tidy, I don't have to spend so much time Looking For Stuff. I realise this on a fairly regular basis, and it surprises me every time!
What Self-Evident Epiphanies have you had, or heard about?
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Date: 2011-01-30 09:41 am (UTC)That when I'm walking with my binoculars, I don't have to use them to only look at birds - they also work on bus stops and buses!
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Date: 2011-01-30 06:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-30 05:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-30 06:54 pm (UTC)Oh gods, yes this! Reminds me of the time I learned in secondary school that a glass beaker at sixty degrees C is hotter than it sounds. (++Blisters) Ouch!
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Date: 2011-01-30 10:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-31 03:43 am (UTC)It's so ea-SEE.
Date: 2011-01-31 07:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-02 05:36 am (UTC)That having a bazillion tabs full of job openings open does no good if you don't actually apply to any of them.
That I have more time to get stuff done IRL when I can manage to stay off the computer.
...those were just off the top of my head. There are more than enough to go around.
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Date: 2011-02-05 01:25 pm (UTC)