Non-operating activities include interest expenses, tax rates, and large non-cash items such as depreciation and amortization. By removing the non-operating effects, EBITDA gives investors the ability to focus on the profitability of their operations.
Thomas Edison once speculated: Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Creativity is an attempt to discover hidden likeness in the universe. It is a search for recognition and order. Many writers and artists have described creativity as something external to the body. They believe that the source of inspiration exists outside the person. Author Joseph Heller describes his own experience. I don't understand the process of imagination though I know that I am very much at its mercy.