Tag: routine

• Maria on the Psychology of Writing

  For the writers and creative thinkers out there: The Psychology of Writing and the Cognitive Science of the Perfect Daily Routine. I revisit this regularly to encourage myself in my writing endeavours. Think of the following excerpt as a teaser for Maria’s brilliant article, which you should consider reading in its entirety. A person can think…

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  September 26, 2014

  Personalities, Psychology, Self, Writing

  author, behavioural cue, Brainpickings, Cafe, cognitive, concentration, Creativity, daily routine, desk, discipline, distraction, environment, Facebook, flow, habit, Hemingway, Kellogg, Maria Popova, Music, noise, Psychology, quiet, routine, science, sleep, social media, success, Thought, tolerance, Twitter, Virginia Woolf, work, writer, writer’s block, Writing, youth

• And It’s THAT Time of Year, Again – On New Year Resolutions and Checklists

  

  PART I That was a rather clunky title, wasn’t it? I quite like it. Maybe I’ll change it on my eleventh read – I tend to do that, change stuff. Usually it’s a word that isn’t quite right – most times I change the offending word back after a few reads. Sometimes I add more…

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  December 31, 2013

  Economics, Learning, Life, Mind, Psychology, Reason, Self

  accomplishment, change, Checklist, Happiness, health, Life, lists, mental, New Year, New Year Resolution, New Year resolutions, New Year’s Day, newyear, physical, planning, practice, procrastination, psychological, Psychology, routine, Thought, Time management, today, well being, WordPress

• 2013’s Best Books on Writing & Creativity (à la Maria)

  

  I wasn’t going to borrow yet another entry from Maria, but this one is just too good. So, to end 2013, here’s Maria’s Best Books on Writing and Creativity. Find below the bits I love the most – the original is quite long. But when you have time, do read Maria’s post in its entirety…

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  December 24, 2013

  Curiosities, Self, Writing

  Arts, aspiration, brain pickings, Creativity, delusional, discipline, excellence, habit, inspiration, Maria, muse, New Yorker, reading, repetition, routine, Seth Godin, Shapiro, Susan Orlean, Writers Resources, Writing