Where Do Creativity and Talent Come From?

While there are examples of people who have exhibited freakish artistic abilities, like the famous example of Mozart, -let’s be honest, without his father driving him, he would have grown up to do parlour tricks for the court and been something more akin to his era’s “Gallagher” or “Carrot Top.” His laziness and lack of drive in early life was as legendary as his ability to play counterpoint to himself on two separate pianos while blindfolded. Hard work made him into the Mozart that created the work we remember.