Meditation is one of the best things we can do for ourselves as writers. Regular meditation will: undo the damage of multitasking give us clarity soothe the body and reverse the negative effects of stress increase creativity provide entry to the creative flow/writer’s trance state of consciousness reduce anxiety and therefore reduce resistance to our writing. … More Want to Write Easy? Meditate First
In more recent versions of the Marshmallow Test, Walter Mischel tells children to pretend the marshmallow is only a picture of a marshmallow or a fluffy cloud. The children who employ their imagination could wait three times longer than kids who didn’t use their imagination. “Once you realize that will power is just a matter … More Step Away From the Marshmallow Part 2
Have you seen the Marshmallow Test? Four-year-olds are given a marshmallow and told that they can eat the marshmallow whenever they want, but if they wait until the researcher comes back, they can have a second marshmallow. The videos are sometimes funny, sometimes poignant as the kids devise different strategies to avoid the temptation or … More Step Away From the Marshmallow and No One Gets Writer’s Block
Bane of Your Resistance 