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I suspect it's a mental context switch more than anything physiological. For example, I'm pretty bad at creative tasks when at a keyboard (this was also true i
by TillE 14y ago
I suspect it's a mental context switch more than anything physiological.
For example, I'm pretty bad at creative tasks when at a keyboard (this was also true in pre-internet times, so it's not a matter of distractions), but sit me down with a pencil and paper and the juices start to flow. It just creates a different state of mind.
- icebraining 14y agoFor me, often just looking out of the window (we have a nice view on our office) helps a lot.
- agumonkey 14y agoI combine both by walking near a blackboard. I tried to replace pencil & paper with minimalist emacs buffer but .. paper is non linear, just like thought trails so it's a better fit for now.