Comment by hbarka

3 months ago

What are other words for “aha”? Is it also called serendipity?

From the second paragraph in the article:

> You might even say “Aha!” This kind of sudden realization is known as insight, and a research team recently uncovered how the brain produces it (opens a new tab), which suggests why insightful ideas tend to stick in our memory.

It's about inspiration - suddenly arriving at an answer after a period of time without one. A "lightbulb moment".

Serendipity is more like a fortunate accident.