In fact, chunking and pattern-recognition offer evidence for the combinatorial nature of creativity, affirm Steve Jobs's famous words that "creativity is just connecting things", Mark Twain's ...

Chunking isn't just a memory technique, though. Bor argues that this pattern-recognition is the source of human creativity.

“The visual world is perceived by the senses and then simultaneously constructed by the brain to make sense—based on pattern recognition, prior knowledge and experience.

Good programmers and musicians identify and apply patterns. Here's how to develop and hone abstract pattern recognition skills to improve your code or music.