Why Jigsaw

The word jigsaw first occurred sometime between 1870 and 1875.

Jigsaw has two portions: jig and saw. Jig has the meaning of quickly moving up and down. Saw is cutting. Combining the two together, Jigsaw means rapidly moving up and down to cut certain object.

Nowadays, the word is more often used in classrooms setting to encourage students having a deeper discussion, or it also connects with Jigsaw puzzle. (sometimes it also connotes horror movies).

The decision on creating this blog was made rather spontaneously. Throughout previous four years of high school, I gradually built the habit of reading. Even though I took notes often, sometimes the contents don't stick to my brain for a long time.

Until one day, I made a connection, an epiphany, which inspired me to create Jigsaw Connect -- Both Robert Greene and Angela Duckworth talked about the key components for living a successful life: finding out what one is passionate about and pursuing that passion with perseverance.

To find one’s passion, the best way is to look at what interests you when you were young. (Steve Jobs was intrigued by electronic devices and the components; Benjamin Franklin was passionate in inventions and explorations).

For me, my childhood passion is playing with Jigsaw puzzles. Sometimes puzzles could be complicated or even exhausting, but I always feel the satisfaction for any single piece that I am able to restore.

With my affection to puzzles, I also found some tricks: the crucial part for solving puzzles is to find the patterns with a small area and make those connections to recover the big picture, which is extremely similar to reading and learning.

Therefore, this blog is built upon the idea that while Jigsawing each piece, we build the connections between different yet related areas. Through this way, we can have a better/ well-rounded perspectives on different topics and issues.