The author believes that many people confuse creativity with talent. Csikszentmihalyi believes creativity has a domain, a social context and environment that gives the idea of creativity validity. This domain makes creativity more than personal insight, according to the author.
Creativity is abstract.
Defining what is creative and what is not has a variable to it, according to Davidson. Separating the work of a creative person from the work of a talented or interesting person does not lessen the latter, but does change the direction of the area the three have in common. As an example, Davidson cites vampire novels, his favorite form of fiction. An example would be the works of Anne Rice, whose vampires have souls and consciences, whereas the vampires of many other novelists are animals more concerned with their next meal, Davidson says. Csikszentmihalyi works at the University of Chicago.