Chapter Five Left Brain, Meet Mr Right

Helping the two halves of our brains work together.

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Driven to Distraction1

Now the real fun starts. Once we’ve defined what the problem is we can begin to unleash our creative powers to solve it. There are some powerful techniques to use, beyond just staring into space or taking a hot bath waiting for that ‘Eureka!’ moment,2 although it has to be said just staring into space or taking a hot bath can actually work (as can having a shower, or doing some exercise, or going on a bus). Once the brain has been given a clear problem to work on, doing something completely different lets it stew for a while and do ...

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