Rethinking Thinking

"TO CHARACTERIZE PEOPLE BY THE DIFFERENT THINGS THEY MAKE IS TO MISS THE UNIVERSALITY OF HOW THEY CREATE (p11)."

I have always wondered how the great mathematicians came up with their mind-blowing formulas or how engineers developed the innovative technology that we have. However, I was never awed by how artists came up with an idea for their paintings. I was not intrigued by the thought process of artists, because I knew that they created artwork based on feelings, emotions, and instinct. After reading this excerpt, however, I realize that scientists are the same way. Despite their mathematic brilliance, they are also driven by the same feelings and intuition. The common discourse of science is that no emotions are involved, only logic.
This perspective that math, art, words, etc are only a medium to communicate thoughts and internal feelings is an uncommon one. Yet it definitely makes geniuses like Einstein appear a lot more human.