Comments on: Energy Management Is More Important for Creative Work

By: Louche

Louche — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:57:14 +0000

Scott, I love your blog! I also read Steve Pavlina, and I’m vegan, but I eat a lot of grains… I don’t have much energy… pretty soon I’m going to start working out again and try to reduce grains… they’re cheap and overly available compared to vegetables, fruits, and legumes. Grr. I’d love to try raw and see what happens, but it’s such a hassle for me as a college student right now.

By: Scott Young

Scott Young — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:47:14 +0000

Nappy BoY,

I do my best to attribute where I can, I’ll admit my citation ability isn’t as good as it could be, but I try. If you have a specific complaint that an idea presented as my own is not mine, let me know your source. Unfortunately, most generalized advice can be linked back to dozens of authors, but if there is something specific, I’ll make a note of it in the future.

-Scott

By: Nappy BoY

Nappy BoY — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:08:01 +0000

all you do is steal other peoples ideas, you belong in jail!

By: Scott Young

Scott Young — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:02:13 +0000

Thanks Rahul!

Thanks for the link J.D.!

By: Rahul Thorat

Rahul Thorat — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:23:27 +0000

Hi Scott,

I just thought to inform you that your writing means a lot to me and keeps me going through my research work.

Thank you very much and keep on writing.

regards

Rahul

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:37:12 +0000

That’s one of my favorite books — and it was an “ah ha” to realize that energy, not time is the key to results.

If you know that thoughts create your feelings, and that questions change your focus, then you can shift gears and change states pretty effectively when you need to.

One distinction that’s not well known is how sustained thinking burns out your prefrontal cortext and you need little breaks for a sustainable pace (http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2008/01/02/working-memory-vs-routine-activity.aspx)

By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk

Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:56:07 +0000

I worked professionally as a creative problem solver, which means I learned long ago to forget about time and instead immerse myself in the process. It’s not that I didn’t have deadlines, it’s just that I ignored them because they were distracting. I did manage to do great work.

By: Scott Young

Scott Young — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:36:01 +0000

Bobby,

Agreed, I’m not in a position to make a raw food diet edible. It might be an interesting experiment, but it’s not feasible at the moment.

I’m not a complete caffeine and stimulant abstainer, but natural energy is probably better than chemicals for enduring mental performance.

-Scott

By: Bobby Rio

Bobby Rio — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:45:36 +0000

haha… funny you posted this today.. I just ordered Brain Quicken.. hoping that it can ween my off my Red Bull addiction.

I’ve cornered myself into the habit of chugging a 16 ounce Red Bull before getting going on my writing…

Which is great for writing.. but horrible for the rest of the day when I crash down from the Red Bull high!

I’ve read Steve’s reports of his raw diets… I’m already a vegetarian.. but the thought of going raw is just not possible at the moment. Or should I say, a priority or desire.

But I am open to hear about other diets, natural supplements that increase energy.

By: CDM

CDM — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:53:47 +0000

Thank you for all your posts. Thank you!