The Perfect Recipe for a Breakthrough

We think of breakthroughs as something that comes to us, a freebie from the muse. It’s something we can’t control — we just need to be ready when it hits. But you can create breakthroughs on demand.

Breakthroughs are moments when we see a problem from a new angle, and suddenly get the answer to the problem. It really is a psychological state, relying on that perfect soup of neurotransmitters. Luckily, a lot of people have thought long and hard about this, and have figured it out.