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theatlantic: Study of the Day: Why Crowded Coffee Shops Actually Help Creative Thinking The next time you’re stumped on a creative challenge, head to a bustling coffee shop, not the library. As the researchers write in their paper, “[I]nstead of burying oneself in a quiet room trying to figure out a solution, walking out of one’s comfort zone and getting into a relatively noisy environment may trigger the brain to think abstractly, and thus generate creative ideas.” Read more. [Image: Global X/Flickr] This rings true. I love working from home, but whenever I get stuck on a project, I head to one of my local coffee shops and quickly get unstuck. High-res

theatlantic:

Study of the Day: Why Crowded Coffee Shops Actually Help Creative Thinking

The next time you’re stumped on a creative challenge, head to a bustling coffee shop, not the library. As the researchers write in their paper, “[I]nstead of burying oneself in a quiet room trying to figure out a solution, walking out of one’s comfort zone and getting into a relatively noisy environment may trigger the brain to think abstractly, and thus generate creative ideas.”

Read more. [Image: Global X/Flickr]

This rings true. I love working from home, but whenever I get stuck on a project, I head to one of my local coffee shops and quickly get unstuck.

fuckyeahohio: Here’s what I’m going to do: Go to Starbucks* and buy a coffee mug made in Ohio. Put a Fuck Yeah Ohio sticker on that mug. Fill that mug with coffee from an Ohio company like Impero, Yeah, Me Too, or Cup O’ Joe. *Yeah, I’m as surprised as you, but when that Seattle based company places an order for 20,000 mugs from a small Ohio company, instead of outsourcing it to a cheaper/faster Chinese company, I feel almost obligated to reward that decision. (photo via Starbucks gives jolt to Ohio River town | The Columbus Dispatch) High-res

fuckyeahohio:

Here’s what I’m going to do:

  1. Go to Starbucks* and buy a coffee mug made in Ohio.
  2. Put a Fuck Yeah Ohio sticker on that mug.
  3. Fill that mug with coffee from an Ohio company like Impero, Yeah, Me Too, or Cup O’ Joe.

*Yeah, I’m as surprised as you, but when that Seattle based company places an order for 20,000 mugs from a small Ohio company, instead of outsourcing it to a cheaper/faster Chinese company, I feel almost obligated to reward that decision.

(photo via Starbucks gives jolt to Ohio River town | The Columbus Dispatch)