I wish all of my ideas were great

Northwestern scientists proved in their widely quoted study that volume begets quality. Nordgren and his team found it's true for all kinds of creators and thinkers, from composers and painters to scientists and inventors. Even the most eminent innovators do their most original work when they're also cranking out scores of less brilliant ideas. The research demonstrates how persistence is a critical determinant of creative performance and that people undervalue it in everyday creative problem solving. One part of the study is when the psychologists talk about surgeons. Peer reviewed medical journals have shown that high volume is generally correlated with better outcomes. High volume surgeons have lower complication rates, lower readmission rates, lower mortality rates and are faster in the operating room. And patients who frequent high volume hospitals have lower mortality rates, lower complication rates, lower readmission rates and shorter length of stay. Wow, if we just keep showing up and doing things, everything else falls into place around it.