The state of mind required to execute on thoughts of course is different than the state of mind required to abstract thoughts. Maybe all the article is saying

The state of mind required to execute on thoughts of course is different than the state of mind required to abstract thoughts. Maybe all the article is saying is that we still have not figured out how to correlate creativity with academic success. Me, bored HS student, good college student. Success as an entrepreneur has been the ability to control how I switch between the two mindsets.