“Einstein's secretary once said that if Einstein were born among the polar bears, he would still be Einstein. But unless polar bears were well versed in theoretical physics, that is not true. Einstein would not be Einstein. Which is not to take anything away from Einstein, or the polar bears, but simply to point out that he was part of a creative ecology, and trying to isolate him from it is not only silly but futile.” CreativityGeniusEcologyEinsteinPolar Bears Book:The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley Source: The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
“What is the ideal audio atmosphere for creativity and it turns out it is not complete silence, and it is not a very loud atmosphere, it's something about 70 decibels.” TurnsSilenceCreativityIdealsAtmosphereLoudAudio Author:Eric Weiner
“The creative act always requires a stepping back. It's called the incubation period. The incubation period - one of the four phases of creativity - is when you're not consciously thinking of a problem, and you're letting it marinate. So this is why you hear time and again, people saying they had that "Eureka" moment in the bath, like Archimedes, or in the shower, or while going for a walk or in a coffeehouse.” PeopleThinkingMomentsProblemWalksCreativityCreativeFourPeriodsPhasesShowersBathsIncubationStepping Back Author:Eric Weiner
