How frustration can make you more creative

Vera in the Cologne opera house, 17 y old. 1400 people were coming to Keath Jarred’s concert. He didn’t like the piano. He left. Vera tried to find a replacement.

It became the best-selling album in the history of jazz. This is how challenges and problems can crash your creative process … or they can make you more creative than ever. In the surprising story behind the best-selling solo piano album of all time, Tim Harford convinced me of the advantages of dealing with frustration can make you more creative.