Day 34 of 45
0 days read · no streaks, just days
Day 34 of 45 · 0 days read · no streaks, just days
Phase 4 · Desert
Day 34: Catch the vanishing idea
“What happened to that interesting idea that you had few days ago?”
Ideas show up in quiet moments and disappear when the next reel arrives. Catch them.
Baird et al. found that a short, undemanding task that let the mind wander improved later creative problem-solving. It's a small study, and replications are mixed. Whether or not boredom creates ideas, a notebook stops them vanishing. This is the write-one-idea practice from After the Feed's desert chapter.
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