When we stick with problems over long periods of time, every once a while, we have a moment of clarity. Dots begin to connect in ways they didn’t connect before.
Moments of clarity are rare. There’s a reason they’re often depicted as bolts of lightning in books.
My biggest learning when such a moment arrives is to put everything else aside and take the time to write it down. I treat it like a burst of energy – it needs to be harnessed right. Once harnessed, that flash of energy can inspire a period of sustained productivity.
Earn them by staying with meaningful problems for long periods of time.
Then, make them count.
