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The Psychology of Writing and the Cognitive Science of the Perfect Daily Routine – Brain Pickings

The Psychology of Writing and the Cognitive Science of the Perfect Daily Routine – Brain Pickings

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cognitive psychologist Ronald T. Kellogg explores how work schedules, behavioral rituals, and writing environments affect the amount of time invested in trying to write and the degree to which that time is spent in a state of boredom, anxiety, or creative flow... High-intensity noise that exceeds 95 decibels disrupts performance on complex tasks but improves it on simple, boring tasks ... working for 1 to 3 hours at a time, then taking a break before resuming, is most conducive to productivity... performance on intellectual tasks peaks during morning hours...
put yourself in an environment where you can completely accept all the unconscious stuff that comes to you from your inner workings of your mind...
a special space used solely for writing...cultivates an “environment that cues the desired behavior”... Entering the environment serves as a retrieval cue for the relevant knowledge to enter the writer’s awareness...
find an environment that allows concentrated absorption in the task and maximum exposure to retrieval cues

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