I still believe that sitting down and reading a book is the best way to really learn something. – Eric Schmidt Recently, I wrote about the role of noise in creativity and how to use the sense of smell to encourage creative problem solving. Â I even wrote a small post on conflict spurring creativity. Â Yes, …
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Why Writing Your Novel at Starbucks Isn’t a Bad Idea
Listen. Hear the hiss of steam coming from the nozzle of the espresso machine? The murmuring sounds of people in conversations about their upcoming vacations, their late night escapades, and their fears about their careers fill in the gaps between the tinny sounds of the cash drawer opening and closing and the occasional electronic noises …
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Does Smell Hold the Secret to Creative Success?
The idea of ‘sleeping on a problem’ is well known and accepted as a perfectly acceptable way of dealing with a mental block.  A new study performed by a team led by Simone Ritter of the Radboud University Behavioral Science Institute in the Netherlands successfully linked smell with the success of ‘sleeping on it’. Participants in the study …
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