Most of us have heard the "definition of insanity" defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. I first heard that phrase 30 years ago at a Dr. Wayne Dyer lecture in San Diego - long before Oprah made it mainstream. 

Now, everyone from corporate CEO's to classroom professors use the popular catch phrase "think outside of the box" to stimulate creative  brainstorming for new ideas. But I believe Albert Einstein said the same thing in an infinitely more practical way....