Definitions: (1) the facility to move smoothly from one thing to another; (2) able to think and reason abstractly – and yet logically – to solve problems; fluid-minded; (3) the natural talent to navigate an appropriate path forward or through; coming up with problem-solving strategies
Derivation: Latin: “solid,” “thick”
Idiom: Go with the flow.
Quotes:
• The future is fluid. Each act, each decision, and each development creates new possibilities and eliminates others. The future is ours to direct. — Jacque Fresco (1916–2017) American futurist
• Many of the successful people, historical and contemporary, shared certain common traits. They had a way of thinking that was exceptionally fluid; they could adapt to almost any circumstance; when confronted with problems, they could look at them from novel perspectives and solve them. — Robert Greene (1959-) American author