Chapter
The Benefits of Spatial Separation in Creative Work
49:03 - 58:29 (09:26)
The technique of spatial separation, such as imagining friends in different chairs, can deepen the richness of one's thoughts and perspectives and allow for multidimensional storytelling. Despite this, many professions in the arts and creative fields are undervalued in today's society, where merit is often determined by commercial success.
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The process of formulating sentences is a fascinating aspect of language.
49:03 - 50:07 (01:04)
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The process of formulating sentences is a fascinating aspect of language. As one initiates a sentence, they have an internal mental urge and shepherd the words in a slightly chaotic fashion to the end of the piece of meaning they had implicitly wanted to emit at the beginning.
ChapterThe Benefits of Spatial Separation in Creative Work
EpisodeEp 52: Ed Cooke, Grandmaster of Memory, on Mental Performance, Imagination, and Productive Mischief
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The author of the book mentioned locked himself in a room, visualized his five best friends in different chairs, iterated an idea through those perspectives, and created multidimensional art.
50:07 - 58:29 (08:22)
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The author of the book mentioned locked himself in a room, visualized his five best friends in different chairs, iterated an idea through those perspectives, and created multidimensional art. The mental world and sophistication of perspective in artistic expression can be considered as significant as coding skills, yet the former is not commercially or culturally valued in society.