I don't have any patents, but I believe the key is to continue to look at the world like a child would. Be curious and playful (in the domain you want to creat

I don't have any patents, but I believe the key is to continue to look at the world like a child would. Be curious and playful (in the domain you want to create in), experiment. Try to figure out things on your own before reading the manual or other learning materials; then learn the existing theory and compare notes. Try to formulate useful heuristics for yourself. Do not reject learning or experimenting with things that seem only tangential to what you are doing. Innovation is hard. In addition, you have to balance all this against "productivity", such as being focused on a specific problem, getting things done and finishing up.