When it comes to generating fantastic ideas – the type that can make your career – you don’t have to passively wait for inspiration to strike. You can, instead, *hack* the creative process to increase the odds of coming up with something great. In this episode, Cal explores one of the more powerful forms of “creativity hacking”: making use of strange locations.
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TODAY’S DEEP QUESTION:
– Why do you work better in strange locations? [3:30]
QUESTIONS:
– Does Cal read online articles? [34:22]
– Is fitness tracking on my Apple Watch an excuse to stay distracted? [40:05]
– Which is better for original thinking: the city or the country? [43:06]
– How do I organize the pursuit of deep ideas? [47:15]
– Does reading books from unrelated genres help idea generation? [51:56]
CAL REACTS:
– Overstimulation is ruining your life! [59:12]
LINKS:
https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2020/02/pre-publish-and-perish.html
https://calnewport.com/on-using-inspiring-locations-to-inspire-deeper-work/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYWvUoN4yt8
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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.
