While it was written to be sensational, the idea of a retreating to a place of isolation to finish a project is a good one in my experience. As I understand it

While it was written to be sensational, the idea of a retreating to a place of isolation to finish a project is a good one in my experience. As I understand it, both Ford and Edison retreated to an obscure town in Florida to do the same. Bill Gates retreats for a while if I remember correctly.