# Intuition Grows from Earlier Intellectual Experience by Albert Einstein > "A new idea comes suddenly and in a rather intuitive way, but intuition is nothing but the outcome of earlier intellectual experience." > **— Albert Einstein**, *1918, Reflection on scientific discovery* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Reflection on scientific discovery, 1918. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Reflection on scientific discovery](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Science Ecosystem|Science Ecosystem]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "A new idea comes suddenly and in a rather intuitive way, but intuition is nothing but the outcome of earlier intellectual experience." — Albert Einstein, 1918, Reflection on scientific discovery https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-albert-einstein-intuition-grows-earlier-intellectual-experience ```