#194: Finding Peak Writing Flow & Focus — Dr Gloria Mark, Oliver Burkeman & Charlie Hoehn on Designing Your Day Around Peak Attention, Embracing Imperfection, and the Power of Play (Compilation)
About this episode
A discussion on optimizing daily routines for peak focus and creativity with insights from attention research and the importance of play.
Attention researcher Dr Gloria Mark (Attention Span), bestselling author Oliver Burkeman (Meditations for Mortals) and book strategist Charlie Hoehn (Play It Away) on designing your day around peak focus, embracing imperfection in creative work and bringing play back to the page.
People in this episode
Hosts: Parul Bavishi, Matthew Trinetti
Guests: Dr Gloria Mark, Oliver Burkeman, Charlie Hoehn
Topics covered
- writing flow
- focus
- creativity
- imperfection
- play
- attention
Keywords
- attention
- writing
- focus
- creativity
- imperfection
- play
- productivity
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Attention Span, Meditations for Mortals, Play It Away
More episodes of London Writers' Salon
- #196: Missouri Williams — Writing Strange and Ambitious Fiction, Doubt as a Generative Force, and Why Idleness Is Essential to Creativity
- #195: Holly Ringland — The Pain of Not Writing, Breaking Through Decades of Self-Doubt, Meeting the Inner Critic with the Inner Fan, and Building a Toolkit for the Creative Life
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