Um, we already knew this. Yeppers. But it’s still fun to have our drinking knowledge confirmed:
Common sense (and your irrational compulsion to, you know, keep your job) says drinking at work—or working when you’re groggy—are bad news. But as Wired’s Jonah Lehrer points out, recent studies reveal that being sleeping and/or drunk is great for creativity. Here’s why:
…’Cuz it’s Christmas, and what better gifte to gifte yourself with?
Buy this book, buy this book, buy this book…
Um, this isn’t exactly subliminal, is it? We’re going too far, aren’t we? But you know how to make us stop…
Written by TVWriter™’s boss – Larry Brody, a writer-producer with 40 years of experience in every aspect of television – Television Writing from the Inside Out is a true Insider’s Guide that offers his unique expertise and an outlook that’s the direct result of having written and produced almost 1000 hours of television of all types, from daytime serials to animated children’s series to syndicated, cable, and U.S. and European network primetime series, pilots, and Movies of the Week.
This book examines the entire procedure not only creatively but in terms of how television actually operates. TV as a medium is both creative and commercial, but this really isn’t a fact to be bemoaned. Instead, Television Writing from the Inside Out shows how to make the situation work for you by using creative elements for commercial ends–and commercial elements for creative ones. In fact, it’s so practical that it tells you what neighborhoods to live in when you move to L.A., how to dress, even what kind of car to drive.
…Especially if you’re as impatient and demanding as we are!
by Sian Beilock
It’s well known that there are circadian or daily rhythms in basic physiological functions like body temperature or digestion. Interestingly, these circadian rhythms extend to our psychological abilities too. Simply put, we tend to have more brainpower at our peak circadian arousal time, which leads to success on activities that require us to concentrate and mentally ‘buckle down.’
Morning types (i.e., people who are most alert in the morning) excel on a whole host of cognitive tasks when they complete these tasks early in the day. This is especially true for tasks that require working memory, like systematically reasoning through a problem or juggling numbers in your head. Working memory is our flexible mental scratch pad. It’s the brainpower that helps us keep what we want in mind and what we don’t want out. On the other hand, evening types, those who are most alert at night, tend to perform at their best on demanding cognitive tasks later in the day.
Creativity, creativity, creativity! Doesn’t anybody care about writing anymore?
Oh, wait:
