I have a four-year-old boy and he has a lot of Legos.  They really are the perfect toy and it’s something we enjoy doing together.  When we’re done for the day, I’m happy if I can just get him to gather them all up into a single bin, but I’ll often spend a little extra time once he’s in bed sorting our thousands of Legos into compartments based on type and size of the piece.  Standard blocks go here, flat plates go there, and wheels and axles go there… But invariably, after sorting everything I can, I’m left with a big pile of what I call “other” pieces: oddly shaped blocks, widgets, and hybrids that don’t fit into any easily defined category.  I usually just dump the “other” pieces into a bin by themselves and call it a day.  But I’ll be damned if that “other” bin doesn’t taunt me every time I see it.  It drives me berserk that I can’t fit those pieces into some kind of easily distinguished category. One of the common themes in my articles and videos over at CardRunners is the human brain’s need to impose order on the universe.  We like looking for patterns in ...