I see extraordinary potential in people. Sometimes someone will say something that breaks all my preconceived notions and is just astounding, a keen intelligence shows itself out of the context of their prescribed roles.

Today I found a new reason to love mushroom hunting. I should have thought of it before, but that's ok, because an unexpected discovery of an obvious truth seems particularly potent. They are pleasant surprises.

Our potential may reach farther than what the brain-as-computer metaphor provides. This is the idea that the basic computing component of the brain is the neuron and therefore our potential is limited to what is possible at the cellular and chemical level. Furthermore, the brain can be described in terms of computing power and capacity is limited by a finite number of brain cells. Look deeper.