> We find that across all three domains, individuals tend to explore diverse styles or topics before their hot streak, but become notably more focused after the hot streak begins. Crucially, hot streaks appear to be associated with neither exploration nor exploitation behavior in isolation, but a particular sequence of exploration followed by exploitation, where the transition from exploration to exploitation closely traces the onset of a hot streak.

"Intuitive" is putting it mildly...

Agreed it's intuitive, but also this research provides (for me at least) more support that this type of "problem space exploration" is not necessarily procrastination, but it's instead a key and necessary component in creative productivity.