You have probably heard about the term, "Renaissance Mind." Sometimes it is a very gratifying qualifier, but other times, it is just an euphemism for focus-less-ness. In the article titled, "10 Ways to identify a renaissance mind," writer Tammy Cook poins out, "Renaissance Minds (RMs) are divergent rather than linear thinkers." She elaborates, "Divergent thinkers, such as our lovely and unique RMs, tend to think more along the lines of Tinker Toys. Each thought ([a] "connector") sparks 2, 3, or more other thoughts...which then tell 2 friends, and so on, and as you can see it quickly becomes a tangled web of great ideas and creative thoughts."
I can't always vouch for 'great' ideas, and 'creative' thoughts, but tangled web I do know.
So how did that tangled web connect knitting with smartphones? I was thinking how, sometimes much to our family members'/friends' chagrin, we lug our 'work' with us when we carry the smartphones with push emails (and/or web connection). Decades ago, our grandmothers and mothers used to do pretty much the same, when they used to take their knitting kit to wherever they went. We have all seen a busy mom multitasking, knitting a sweater sitting on a park bench while wacthing her kid play, or, two girlfriends happily chatting and knitting together. I guess it was not money-generating 'work' for most of them, but I bet the ones who took up knitting as a source of earning, had all the more reasons to take their 'work' with them everywhere.
We have stress balls in the "Office health kit". Our grandparents had worry beads (Komboloi)..only most of them called them the prayer beads. We have shredders. They had termites. We are not that different.
P.S. The multi-directional inspiration flow of in full action! One friend starts knitting as a hobby, I get inspired to write a blog, and another friend gets inspired by the blog to try her hand at knitting! Sharing a picture of a tangled creation of Paromita, which she generously shared with me.
