Thinking and Creating

If you’ve got a hyperfixation, there are mags that want it—some even pay. Save this thread, tag your fellow deep-divers, and swipe to the end for my Specificity Engine: a whole pack of writing exercises and mad-libs to get you unstuck (not just a prompt—an actual toolkit). Your obsessions belong on the page. Use gnocci... See more

⚠️ Your reader’s brain can’t tell much difference between FEELING an experience and READING one. ✅ Functional MRI scans show that when you read a line like “The wind bit her cheeks,” your somatosensory cortex, the part that registers touch, LIGHTS UP. ❌ But write “She felt cold” instead, and... See more

You’re not losing time because of your phone. You’re losing it every time your attention stays stuck to the last thing you were doing.⁠ ⁠ Attention does not flip on and off like a switch. It sticks like honey. Every time you change context, whether you check a tab, answer a message, or take a quick break, part of your... See more

YOU MIGHT NOT BE TIRED. YOU JUST HAVE OPEN LOOPS. ⁠ ⁠ Our attention isn't a switch. It's like honey. It sticks to the last thing we paid attention to. Change contexts enough throughout your day and you might end up feeling like... See more