The Hemmingway Method of Creativity

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Great writers develop a method, and over time, that method makes you more efficient. i think that's why some people can be more creative over their lifetimes than others. And so that's what allows for this process of rapid creativity. I mean, hemmingway had a very specific method, an aesthetic, and so he's not sitting down every day and re inventing the wheel. He's like, how do i sound like myself, only a little bit stretched? Nd. is the same thing with shakespeareYou can see there's a series of organic concerns. It has bounded rationality, know, h it has kind of idea generation labs. You know,. all these pressures

Michael speaks with neuroscientist and literature professor Dr. Angus Fletcher about 25 of the most powerful developments in the history of literature, from ancient Mesopotamia to Elena Ferrante. Fletcher says these literary technologies can alleviate grief, trauma, loneliness, anxiety, numbness, depression, pessimism, and ennui — all while sparking creativity, courage, love, empathy, hope, joy, and positive change. Fletcher is a professor of story science at Ohio State’s Project Narrative, the world’s leading academic think-tank for the study of stories. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.