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On “Creativity and the Brain’s Default Mode Network”

Notes and Reflections / Creativity, Default Mode Network, Focus, Marcus E. Raichle, Mindwandering, Secrets of Creativity, Suzanne Nalbantian

Notes on a chapter about the Default Mode Network and how it may influence creativity

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On “Writing in Flow”

Notes and Reflections / Flow, Inner Compass, Intrinsic Motivation, James C. Kaufman, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Scott Barry Kaufman, Susan K. Perry, The Psychology of Creative Writing

Notes on a chapter from “The Psychology of Creative Writing”

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On “Creativity of the Dream and Sleep State”

Notes and Reflections / Connections, Creative Incubation, Creativity, Creativity of the Dream and Sleep State, Incubation in Problem Solving and Creativity, Paul M. Matthews, REM Sleep, Robert Stickgold, Secrets of Creativity, Sleep, Suzanne Nalbantian

Notes on a chapter about REM sleep and creativity

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“Walking in this World” diary: week 3

Testing Creativity Advice / Creativity, Julia Cameron, Self-expression, The Border and Hedgerows, Walking in this World

Reflections on week 3 of the Walking in this World course

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Possible ways to increase slow wave and REM sleep

Miscellaneous / Creative Incubation, Dietary Fibre, Dim Light, Idea Generation, Incubation in Problem Solving and Creativity, REM Sleep, Sleep, Slow Wave Sleep, Understanding Nutrition

Brief notes on a selection of peer-reviewed papers about possible methods for increasing the duration of slow-wave or REM sleep

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On “Life Unscripted”

Notes and Reflections / Dan O'Connor, Empathy, Improvisation, Inner Critic, Jeff Katzman, Navigating Ambiguity, The Art of Is, Without Judgement

Notes and reflections on a book about applying the principles of improvisational theatre to daily life

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On “Incubation in Problem Solving and Creativity”

Notes and Reflections / Becoming a Writer, Creative Incubation, Creativity, Dorothea Brande, Idea Generation, Incubation in Problem Solving and Creativity, Kenneth J. Gilhooly, Mindwandering, REM Sleep, Sleep, Slow Wave Sleep

Notes on a book summarising cognitive research into creative incubation

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“Walking in this World” diary: week 2

Testing Creativity Advice / Creativity, Identity, Julia Cameron, Navigating Ambiguity, Walking in this World

Reflections on week 2 of the Walking in this World course

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“Walking in this World” diary: week 1

Testing Creativity Advice / Creativity, Improvisation, Julia Cameron, Walking in this World

Reflections on week 1 of the Walking in this World course

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Site updates (24th of April 2025)

Miscellaneous / Site Information

A quick note on some recent site updates

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