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Prepare hard, then walk away

Load it properly, step away to something light, then write.

SWe reviewed the research on it.Ideas

Hand-drawn diagram of framework 81, Prepare hard, then walk away: Load it properly, step away to something light, then write.
Framework 81 · in one look
How to use it

Load the problem properly first (notes, drafts, research), then step away to something light: a walk, stretching, tidying. Not email. Come back and write. Incubation worked better after longer preparation.

How sure we are

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

Sources

Sio & Ormerod 2009 · Strick et al. 2011 (meta-analyses).

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