Self-Evident Epiphanies

[emanix]

I was introduced to the concept of the Self-Evident Epiphany by a friend of 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?

Comments

[datan0de.livejournal.com]

Hot glass looks exactly the same as cold glass.

[emanix.livejournal.com]

Hot glass looks exactly the same as cold glass.

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!