Before we could search for exactly what we wanted online, we often discovered things by accident—wandering through a bookstore, flipping through a magazine, browsing the shelves at a library, or walking through stores without knowing exactly what we were looking for.
Online searching is certainly faster, but do you think we’ve lost something by becoming so good at going directly to what we already know we want?
When was the last time you discovered something wonderful simply because you weren’t looking for it?