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Ideas when energised, edits when calm

Make ideas when you're buzzing. Edit when you're calm.

SWe reviewed the research on it.Ideas

How to use it

Generate right after something activating (training, music, a walk) in a short sprint. Edit and finish in a calmer state. Mood matters, but only a little.

How sure we are

S Evidence: strong. Large trials or many studies, pointing the same way.

Sources

Baas, De Dreu & Nijstad 2008 (meta-analysis, r ≈ .15).

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