These findings suggest that it might be time to rethink Thomas Edison’s famous inspiration equation, which suggests that genius is “1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.” As most creative people are well aware, this is a gross oversimplification. For one, we’ve seen that inspiration and effort feed off of each other in a dynamic interp

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I once heard a social activist making a presentation, and during the discussion period that followed a member of the audience commented that she found the presenter’s work inspiring. The presenter responded by asking the audience member what she was inspired to do. There was a long pause. The presenter used that moment as an opportunity to encourag

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