Know Thy Selves
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Simple Ways to Optimise for Maximum ProductivityLike the development stages of a child, there are various phases we go through when bringing new ideas to life.Nearly 100 years ago, social psychologist Graham Wallas proposed that the creative process adhered to a four-stage cycle: Preparation (readying your cognitive muscles for new ideas), incubation (letting your mind unwind), illumination (letting your ideas crystalise), and verification (unleashing your ideas into the world).Graham Wallas, 1926Throughout the year, weeks, and even days — we float through, and in between, these various phases of conscious and unconscious creative work. You circle back again and again in an endless iterative cycle. Before long, not only do you feel (and verify) that you’re doing your best work, you also (...)
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