Loud Thinking September 17, 2014 at 04:48PM
Switch Tasks When You’re Feeling Stuck
We all get mentally stuck at times. We keep turning over the problem in our heads, but we just run into the same walls. Dogged persistence can actually narrow your focus, so if you’ve been struggling for more than 15 minutes of concerted thinking, get your brain unstuck by switching tasks. Sometimes the best ideas don’t appear when we push ourselves to work harder – they sneak up on us when we look away. A distraction can revive our creativity. When we let go of a problem, our perspective expands. And in the future, instead of setting aside one block of time to work on a creative project, schedule shorter, more infrequent sessions.
Adapted from “ Get Your Brain Unstuck” by Ron Friedman.
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