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Literary Therapy, This is What Got Me Through This Year And Will Get Me Through the Next And the Next…

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Emily Hokett

Writing, Reflection, Refocusing, and Next Steps.

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Sometimes We Have Nightmares, Sometimes Dreams— But, Why?

Posted on October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 by Emily Hokett

Research-related theories on sleep and dreaming. I journal about my dreams. I like to document the workings of my unconscious mind and evaluate what I may be processing during sleep. But how much should we really pay attention to our dreams and

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Sleep Well to Remove Creativity Blocks: Interrelations Among Sleep, Idea Generation, and Creative Problem Solving

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Emily Hokett

Overall, healthy sleep and rest seem to play important roles in the creative process. I certainly feel and think better when I have slept well as compared to when I have not. If you’re feeling like your creative process is

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Creativity Drivers, Workflows, and Cycles for My Writing Habit

Posted on May 28, 2023May 28, 2023 by Emily Hokett

A brief series on why And How I write. Notes This blog series developed from several influences. A few of them include: Mason Currey, Octavia Butler, Austin Kleon, Langston Hughes, and Hugh MacLeod. I posted a couple of other tiny

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My Current Writing Habit, A Little Every Single Day

Posted on May 27, 2023May 27, 2023 by Emily Hokett

What motivates you to write? There are only a couple of creative habits that I try to practice every day. Writing is both of them. In the mornings, I journal. Lately, I’ve also been taking time to read and write

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Solving Creativity Issues is Rarely an External Endeavor

Posted on May 27, 2023May 27, 2023 by Emily Hokett

Personal meditations on tools for creativity, productivity, and time. I wanted a new device, a new app, a new something. I had fallen prey to a common productivity trap, looking for a new tool to solve all of my problems.

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