Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Good advice for us keyboard jockeys...

I have some days spent over 14 hours at the computer... designing, writing, surfing, being inspired. I am going to try this new concept. Moving around. Hmmmmm.... Sounds almost seditious.

To-Done: "Moving gets the blood flowing, which in turn gets the ideas going. I keep five or six blank sheets of newsprint taped to my office wall so that I can jot down notes when I’m moving around my space. It’s an incredibly effective tool, and one I highly recommend.

Moving gets my body involved a bit in my work too – forgive me if this sounds all new-agey and grosses you out – but living exclusively in my head, I find my ideas can get stale. Moving my body helps to remind me that our human motives are not purely mental; a fact that’s particularly tough to remember when I haven’t moved for 14 hours!"

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