Newton’s inspiration from an apple (Newton’s law and gravity), Archimedes from his bath (Eureka) and many more are ideas that are triggered from seemingly unrelated events. The ability to crossover from seemingly unrelated objects/ideas and apply it in new ways
Flow
“Ice is just a bunch of frozen water. Like water in a stream, sometimes it’s fast, sometime slow. You have to work with the flow to make the most of it, whereas if you fight the curent, all you do