Hey, the author here :) Curation is only the first step of the framework i'm building called The Creative Flywheel. So you're right. It is not enough. But the

Hey, the author here :) Curation is only the first step of the framework i'm building called The Creative Flywheel. So you're right. It is not enough. But the sentence you highlight means creators are very good curators. They learn from other creators and carefully select their sources of inspiration, then they ideate on their own, and finally create. The cycle goes Curation > Ideation > Creation > Distribution. That article is only dedicated to the first step. But I have another talking about the blueprint of creativity where I go over the 4 in less detail.