As David Burkus dispels in the Myths of creativity , this unique Eureka moment does not exist as such,, as random moment . It is rather a process of five stages : preparation, incubation, insight, evaluation and elaboration.
"Incubation is the stage where people briefly step back from their work. Many creative people intentionally set a project aside and take a physical break from their work, believing that this incubation stage is where knowledge from preparation is digested and ideas begin to come together below the threshold of the conscious mind. "
The lesson is then work hard, then take a break when you are stuck.
The question is now how to know when your mind is getting stuck.
1) Often times are bodies will reflect it sooner than our mind can formalize the thought. Emotional states like anger or irritation show in the body often times with tense muscles. I shrug my shoulders, or facial muscles are frozen.
2) Tick - tock. I time myself to learn what my average time of pure concentration is. Often times is goes around 40-50 minutes, when deeply engaged goes higher. If my mind is stuck, significantly lower.
3) When you are simply not making progress in a reasonable time.
This is what I'd like to hear more discussion on, how to get ourselves out of the myth. Love the book.
"Incubation is the stage where people briefly step back from their work. Many creative people intentionally set a project aside and take a physical break from their work, believing that this incubation stage is where knowledge from preparation is digested and ideas begin to come together below the threshold of the conscious mind. "
The lesson is then work hard, then take a break when you are stuck.
The question is now how to know when your mind is getting stuck.
1) Often times are bodies will reflect it sooner than our mind can formalize the thought. Emotional states like anger or irritation show in the body often times with tense muscles. I shrug my shoulders, or facial muscles are frozen.
2) Tick - tock. I time myself to learn what my average time of pure concentration is. Often times is goes around 40-50 minutes, when deeply engaged goes higher. If my mind is stuck, significantly lower.
3) When you are simply not making progress in a reasonable time.
This is what I'd like to hear more discussion on, how to get ourselves out of the myth. Love the book.
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