>Nope. The most effective habit of highly creative people is persistence, the ability to work and work and work while resisting burn-out. But if that persisten

>Nope. The most effective habit of highly creative people is persistence, the ability to work and work and work while resisting burn-out. But if that persistence is applied to 8 hours a day of meetings and 3 hours of email, it wouldn't lead to anything impressive. The days/months/years of persistence must go toward "creating" not just "working." The author made the case that most creativity happens when you're alone with your thoughts.