To further explore Land’s assertion, we begin with the state he calls ‘stupidity’—better understood as stagnation or the stubborn adherence to ineffective routines. Psychological studies, like those cited by Daniel Kahneman in 'Thinking, Fast and Slow' (2011), reveal that humans often default to familiar patterns even when new solutions are needed. Thus, the prelude to any creative act is typically a period of grappling with the limits of conventional thinking. [...]
