A genuinely creative accomplishment is almost never the result of a sudden insight, a lightbulb flashing on in the dark, but comes after years of hard work.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
A Hungarian-American psychologist. He recognized and named the psychological concept of "flow", a highly focused mental state conducive to productivity.
Being Disciplined
Creativity
Focus
Inspiration
The mastery of the art must be a matter of ultimate concern; there must be nothing else in the world more important than the art.
Erich Fromm
German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist.
Being Disciplined
Focus
Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.
Alexander Graham Bell
A Scottish-born inventor, scientist, and engineer. Credited with inventing the first practical telephone.
Being Better
Being Disciplined
Focus
Sustainable progress, in everything from diet to fitness to creativity, isn’t about being consistently great; it’s about being great at being consistent. It’s about being good enough over and over again.
Brad Stulberg
An Author of best-selling books The Passion Paradox and Peak Performance.