I can write a lot without stopping, but the result is often bad (when I reread it on the next day with a clear head). But sometimes it’s good. There’s an important mystery in what determines that.
Here’s maybe a datapoint. I often write song lyrics. When I do it at home, or walking in the street, the result is usually meh. But when I do it on the tram, it comes out much better. Why the difference? I don’t know. Maybe there’s a certain amount of noise, or motion, or something like that, that makes my mind better at writing lyrics. Maybe it’s even a subtractive effect: it stops me from focusing too much on something, so I can better focus on something else. It’s really hard to tell.
I can write a lot without stopping, but the result is often bad (when I reread it on the next day with a clear head). But sometimes it’s good. There’s an important mystery in what determines that.
Here’s maybe a datapoint. I often write song lyrics. When I do it at home, or walking in the street, the result is usually meh. But when I do it on the tram, it comes out much better. Why the difference? I don’t know. Maybe there’s a certain amount of noise, or motion, or something like that, that makes my mind better at writing lyrics. Maybe it’s even a subtractive effect: it stops me from focusing too much on something, so I can better focus on something else. It’s really hard to tell.