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Post 28: On Creativity - the joys of 5 minute timers — Neel Nanda

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About how and why the habit of actually thinking about something for 5 minutes is an incredibly powerful tool for solving problems and being more creative

Post 28: On Creativity - the joys of 5 minute timers Aug 16 Written By Neel Nanda Introduction A really common failure mode that I observe in myself and others is to get stuck and then give up. To be working on a problem, or trying to generate ideas, find it hard and stop looking. I find that this goes hand-in-hand with the far larger problem of being trapped within your preconceptions - to notice the obvious solution to your problem, the obvious life path ahead of you, the obvious thing somebody in your role should do, and never realising there can be anything more. I think this is a really b

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