Before Breakfast

Feed your mind

Oct 17, 2022
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INSIGHT

Passive Absorption Boosts Creativity

  • Writers can't produce continuously and benefit from passively absorbing material during inactive times.
  • Passive absorption of others' work boosts creativity and writing skill.
ANECDOTE

Writer's Reading Ritual

  • Mary Laura Philpot reads with a pencil in hand when her brain can't actively write in afternoons.
  • She makes notes on other writers' craft to spark ideas for her own writing.
ADVICE

Consume What You Produce

  • Consume what you aim to produce, like podcasters listening to podcasts or game designers playing games.
  • Actively enjoy and analyze others' work to inspire ideas for your own.
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