Comments on: The myth of the cognitive quantum jumps https://grey-panther.net/2009/08/the-myth-of-the-cognitive-quantum-jumps.html Just another WordPress site Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:06:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Cd-MaN https://grey-panther.net/2009/08/the-myth-of-the-cognitive-quantum-jumps.html#comment-262 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:06:21 +0000 https://grey-panther.net/?p=224#comment-262 I'm always happy to engage into discussions, and I would like to ask all of my readers (both of them :-p) to call me out if they think that I'm talking BS.

As I understand, in the expression "quantum jump" or "quantum leap" the analogy is not based on the size of the jump (which is indeed the smallest unit possible – if you agree with quantum physics), but with the fact that the change is non-continuous (ie. it is discreet).

This is also what I'm rallying against: the concept that great ideas appear suddenly (that they represent discreet changes). Instead, I'm more of the view that all cognitive endeavors are continuous if one looks closely enough.

]]> By: Anonymous https://grey-panther.net/2009/08/the-myth-of-the-cognitive-quantum-jumps.html#comment-265 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:42:58 +0000 https://grey-panther.net/?p=224#comment-265 Not to be a PITA, but technically a quantum is the smallest unit involved in an interaction. So a quantum leap is the smallest possible unit of leap — which IMO would be a small step. 🙂

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