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Conclusion is almost a self-help styled summary more than a powerful logical supposition. A little disappointing since other people have already put forth the thrust of his seven qualities of innovation, but a reasonable expectation for a journalistic author like Johnson. Still, would have been nice for him to claim something difficult to accept, if only to answer Where Good Ideas Come From with a more concise point.

Serendipity chapter advocates "reading holidays", a concentrated exposure to many different ideas such as in reading books in bunches at a time, to cultivate serendipitous creative discovery. Hard not to like that idea since it helps justify what I've been doing all year!