Konosuke Matsushita was in a slump in his career, wandering aimlessly down the street. He was drawn to the conversation of a pair of siblings. The older sister was ironing clothes, while the younger brother wanted to read but had no light, as there was only one available outlet. "Can you turn on the light quickly? How am I supposed to read?" "Okay, okay, it's almost done." "You always say almost, it's already been thirty minutes."
Matsushita suddenly had a spark of inspiration: having only one wire was indeed inconvenient. Why not design a dual-purpose plug? He immediately researched the issue deeply and soon conceived the structure of a dual plug.
Once the product hit the market, it sold out quickly. Orders poured in, and supply could not keep up with demand. Matsushita's business began to flourish, with profits increasing significantly. This story reminds us that Encountering difficulties is often a great opportunity to spark creativity.