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Albert Einstein narrative

“In the Middle of Difficulty Lies Opportunity”
-- Albert Einstein


When Albert Einstein had a difficult problem to solve, he tried to see the opportunity of learning something new while he was working on the solution to his problem. Since he was a curious scientist, he had some knowledge in different fields, but he knew he wasn’t an expert in all of them. When he was trying to write his theory of general relativity, he took the opportunity to ask mathematicians and physicists that he knew to review his work. He was glad to get other scientists’ ideas and opinions on the problem. He didn’t allow himself to feel like he was at a dead end, and that he would never solve his problem. Instead, he saw the chance to look at the problem in a different way. He knew he could learn more about advanced mathematics or light or astronomy by asking his scientist friends. Einstein’s idea was that anyone should try to see the opportunities for learning from problems that hav...

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