Don't Put Your Career on Cruise Mode

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Achievements often happen in spurts. Albert Einstein had his "miracle year" in 1905, when he published four groundbreaking papers that revolutionized our understanding of physics.

Vincent van Gogh produced some of his most famous paintings, like "The Starry Night" and "Sunflowers," in a brief, prolific period near the end of his life.

Shakespeare wrote most of his masterpieces, including "Hamlet," "Macbeth," "King Lear," and "Othello," in a relatively short span between 1599 and 1606.

Picasso's "Blue Period" (1901-1904) and "Rose Period" (1904-1906) are also examples of concentrated bursts of artistic productivity. During these years, he created a series of masterpieces that explored themes of poverty, loneliness, and despair (Blue Period) and then shifted to more optimistic, circus-themed works (Rose Period).