When discussing creative people, famous Roman poet Horace once said ‘Adversity has the virtue of bringing out talents, which otherwise would have gone to waste.’ This quote is true to some extent. Some of the most creative people got their most creative ideas while going through the worst periods of their loves. However, it isn’t a rule. There are many others whose inspiration didn’t come out of sadness and pain, but out of pure idleness and boredom. Creativity is a very illusive trait and there is no hard and fast rule for it. You must study many cases of creative inspiration before arriving at any conclusion. Read more
