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T here are six common traits of creative people.
The differences between people who are creative but unsuccessful as artists, creative and moderately successful as artists, creative and successful, or genius, depend on the degree to which those people have and develop each of the six traits. For example, a man might excel at having a personal aesthetic, being able to make new connections between ideas, and being objective, but unless he is also motivated enough to produce in a concrete medium what he creates in his head, he will never be able to share his vision with others. He may be creative in himself, but he will not be a successful artist. On the other hand, a man who has the vision and a strong motivation to re-create that vision in a medium other than his own mind, has the potential to be a much more successful scientist or artist. The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.