Epiphany has little to do with creativity. Instead, creativity is a slow process of a building small insights upon interesting facts upon tried-and-true processes. Just as an oyster wraps layer upon layer of nacre atop an offending piece of sand, ultimately yielding a pearl, creativity percolates within hard work over time.
Most creativity comes without epiphanies, and when powerful moments do happen, little knowledge is granted for how to find the next one. To focus on the magic moments is to miss the point. The goal isn’t the magic moment: it’s the end result of the creative process Each creation is built on the work that went into making the previous one.
Dang these sins! See you the next time
Denny
