I am going through a box of eclectic paperwork. I found the 1990 OC Register article about how a bunch of us in a mathematical behavioral sciences class got together and formed an investment club and we used to talk about it in class, so they had a full blown investigation. I also found the Oneko source code and an email from 1984 description of how cool it'd be to have virtual pets that could respond to people and learn from them using AI and how kids would love to have them for Christmas. Those who produce more master- works also produce more rubbish. Obviously being itel- ligent doesn't hurt.
Creative people enjoy problem solving, even when the procedure is frustrating.
The lessons learned act as partial compensation. Obstacles are challenges. As a result, the creative individual is more likely to suceed. This is the essence of creative and productve thinking and problem solving. There's a Microsoft slam in there somewhere, I just need to mull it over a little more.