An Overlooked Detail that Holds the Key to Your Creative Breakthrough

A little principle few talk about, but everyone should know—especially if you want to turn a passion into a profession

When trying to explain how he amassed his tremendous personal fortune of over a billion dollars, entrepreneur and venture capitalist Nick Hanauer claimed he wasn’t any smarter than anyone else.

And he didn’t work any harder than anyone else.

“My success,” he said, “is the consequence of spectacular luck.”

Aside from luck, he credits a particular skill that…