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the actually genesis of creativity has nothing to do with both but accidentally aligns in ways that make people thing its correlated. maybe its really based on getting an even number of hours of sleep the preceding night?
Nice post; thank you! I also struggle with explore/exploit tradeoffs… but something about the tension I feel in these statements isn't captured by that dichotomy. For instance: sometimes when I need to explore, "butt in chair" really does help!
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Fwiw I've noticed similar issues with engineering principles. My key takeaway is: advice is highly contextual to the listener. Some people need to hear "just go left", and others "just go right", in order to get them to the same ideal middle 🤔
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I find agenda-free walks super generative (solo or w/ friends). When I have thoughts + intuition I like, I block out the world w/ headphones and hand write. Feels like writing generates through clearer thinking while walking generates through looser free association. I need both
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