Solitude Is the School of Genius

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Does anyone have any relevant research on whether this might be true or not? I have this vague notion in my head that you need to gather enough clues through the socialization and then focus relentlessly to produce something of value and was wondering whether I might get more insight and information regarding this hypothesis.

"I have this vague notion in my head that you need to gather enough clues through the socialisation and then focus relentlessly to produce something of value"

One example, Darwin. The time delay publishing "On the Origin Of The Species", 20 years was broken by a letter from Alfred Russel Wallace who came to similar conclusions. This spurred Darwin to publish his findings. [0]

[0] "Charles Darwin: Evolution and the story of our species" http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/zq8gcdm

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