John Cleese said pretty much the same thing about creativity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VShmtsLhkQg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VShmtsLhkQg He talks o

John Cleese said pretty much the same thing about creativity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VShmtsLhkQg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VShmtsLhkQg He talks of letting your mind "rest against the problem" rather than battering at it. Crucial are time and space, and a little bit of time allocated for just letting your head clear out all the day-to-day crap that's in there.