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Hmmm I thought this was how everyone does creative work?

• dave1619 14y ago
  Maybe it's obvious. But for me it was helpful to consolidate my notes and then to lower my expectations of "actively" finding a solution. But rather letting my brain stare at my notes for a long time as a means to more passively find a solution. The hack gives me permission to relax and let my brain or subconscious do its work.
  • keeptrying 14y ago
    Well it took me a while to realize this too. I slow Y saw the pattern wherein there was always a specific point in time after which I kind of knew I could finish a system. I realised it comes out of nowhere. Also because I never understood how people could give estimates for work that was only 1% specified. I've always believed that I was the last person to figure this out in he world :).
    • bgilroy26 14y ago
      This TED talk by the author of Eat, Pray, Love addresses the very question at hand: "Who/What is responsible for creativity?". It approaches the question from a very subjective point of view. I haven't read her book, but she is humble and relatable in the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86x-u-tz0MA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86x-u-tz0MA
• TeMPOraL 14y ago
  I don't know... I spend significant amount of time with paper[1] when tackling difficult problems and I haven't seen similar behaviour in coworkers in any programming job I was at, so I sometimes keep wondering if it isn't my mind that's broken - everyone else seems to do fine just sitting at their computer and coding all day, while I have to do regular breaks for paper and/or whiteboard. [1] - for the last few days I've been trying edw519's style of work with printing out listings of source code and going somewhere away from computer to plan next day's work. So far it's working quite well.