michael_nielsen

I've found truth in both these aphorisms: 1. Creative insight is more about noticing and cultivating expansive mental states than it is about #hustleporn. Take a walk. 2. Screw that: butt. in. chair. "Stop not writing," per @annelamott Twitter, how do you approach this conflict?

One model I like for thinking about such questions: working at the edge of your abilities means your models of yourself start to break down; you're doing something you haven't done before. This is _why_ it can be so hard to make judgement calls between 1, 2 (or something else)

For that reason it's good to pay attention to how things are going, & rotate. When something's working well, keep going. When it's only working moderately, try other models of working, and try to find something which works. Which sounds trite; I only wish I did it consistently!