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I agree with Elizabeth Bear. Before NaNoWriMo last November I'd written only short stories, and I was astonished at how much easier it was to get into the flow with the novel length work.
With the short story I think you have to have one central jewel of an idea and polish it to make it shine, with no distractions.
With the novel you can have multiple threads and switch between them to keep up the pace and interest. That isn't to say that every part of the novel shouldn't shine by the end of your revisions and editing, I'm sure it should, but there's more going on to spawn new associations and keep you flowing while writing the first draft.
Graham
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