tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post9029990396274278994..comments2023-04-29T11:16:41.676+02:00Comments on Sarah Callejo: Give your mind a break, make it thinkSarah Callejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170538674915115980noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-90848647834535601412010-11-05T09:47:31.143+01:002010-11-05T09:47:31.143+01:00I'm sorry I've taken so long to answer you...I'm sorry I've taken so long to answer your comments, but I read and enjoyed every one of them. Thank you so much for your comments.<br />I hope you've all been finding thinking moments this week, I have, and it's helped me with my writing.Sarah Callejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170538674915115980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-19273647111104129182010-11-01T13:39:54.679+01:002010-11-01T13:39:54.679+01:00I like drive. I like drive not only due to the sen...I like drive. I like drive not only due to the sensation of speed (I never go over 120 km/h) but because driving, I have the possibility of thinking about myself and everything is around me. Probably this is the moment, together the moment I am in bed before sleeping, that I leave my mind to fly free. I have always done so and, if I can, listening good music (now I am obsessed with Cello Suites Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622827719097271775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-23183079853676041392010-10-29T12:24:48.192+02:002010-10-29T12:24:48.192+02:00Great advice, sarah and that's why I'm swi...Great advice, sarah and that's why I'm switching off the PC now. I daren't think too much when I'm driving as I've had some close shaves that way but as a passenger, then I do get some good ideas. Also on the exercise bike at the gym, bizarrely.Phillipa Ashleyhttp://www.phillipa-ashley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-11191619519843716402010-10-28T12:36:04.780+02:002010-10-28T12:36:04.780+02:00A good reminder, thanks Sarah. I've finally go...A good reminder, thanks Sarah. I've finally got my brain back (well most of it) after I finished breastfeeding and only getting interrupted sleep once a night (was up to twice hourly!) I'm so keen to 'catch up' on what I feel I missed and to feed my hungry brain that I end up chasing my tail and/or non-productive tangents. If I gave myself a moment of quiet to think I'd HooliDoolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085980058769788877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-72696737814106511642010-10-26T21:48:41.047+02:002010-10-26T21:48:41.047+02:00Yup! And I think it's when I don't have &#...Yup! And I think it's when I don't have 'downtime'. Ideas and solutions usually come to me when I'm doing something other than writing: walking, showering, etc.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-69749314758138652042010-10-26T18:21:17.652+02:002010-10-26T18:21:17.652+02:00It may be basic to some people, but I believe that...It may be basic to some people, but I believe that we all need to be reminded to give our brains the chance to think. Thanks for that.<br /><br />But I do find it difficult when I have a lot of worries on my mind. They take over if I allow spaces to appear in my brain. [Sorry that's not very lucid but I know what I mean!]Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-17809481661933113272010-10-26T13:17:13.217+02:002010-10-26T13:17:13.217+02:00I do find that doing something physical or menial ...I do find that doing something physical or menial is good thinking time: driving, walking the dog, cleaning the bathroom. Many fellow dog-walkers have discovered me muttering to myself in the middle of a field (I should have a hat or something: I'm A Writer Not A Nutter).<br /><br />But I often find if I try hard to think about a book, nothing comes. It's better if I don't try too Kate Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-13648340284057084462010-10-26T12:22:27.755+02:002010-10-26T12:22:27.755+02:00Good thinking! I use driving time to plot and pla...Good thinking! I use driving time to plot and plan (and occasionally scheme, but that's different). Also good plot-working time is when I'm in the shower, all that white-noise of rushing water helps me think. Must find a waterproof pencil to write my thoughts down.<br /><br />We have so few quiet moments in our lives. Perhaps we should work at making more - writers or not.Jane Loveringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393411255730345765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-27571094549854224942010-10-26T11:34:41.820+02:002010-10-26T11:34:41.820+02:00Love this post. I need to find those special quiet...Love this post. I need to find those special quiet moments too. At least, free up my mind to think without other info going in and out.Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246834295123351186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-89625765564988947242010-10-26T11:07:17.659+02:002010-10-26T11:07:17.659+02:00Excellent advice Sarah! I'm very guilty of thi...Excellent advice Sarah! I'm very guilty of this; I feel<br />I should be 'making use' of every spare minute but I get so much more inspiration & creative thinking done when I'm doing something mindless like ironing. <br />Thanks!Rebecca Brownhttp://www.mylittlenotepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-65994862143255120432010-10-26T10:48:07.619+02:002010-10-26T10:48:07.619+02:00You're so right. It's all too easy to thin...You're so right. It's all too easy to think that we have to fill every waking hour doing something, be it writing, reading, watching or listening but that doesn't give us any time to ponder, and I definitely need that. <br /><br />I don't have my own car or drive great distances at the moment, and I'm not sure how safe it would be for my mind to wander to whatever I'm Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719765628886270649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-91646622833337190682010-10-26T10:39:59.125+02:002010-10-26T10:39:59.125+02:00I love your analogy to the geese and fois gras.
...I love your analogy to the geese and fois gras. <br /><br />Today at the gym I was trying to think about what story I could write about and it was very difficult with the TV/movie noise, so I tried to distract myself by looking outside while on the treadmill. Still no luck. It wasn't until I came home and sat in front of the computer with all of the distractions (although it was dead quiet) Jeanniehttp://the-stuff-in-between.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-17566587275650604152010-10-26T10:37:57.221+02:002010-10-26T10:37:57.221+02:00Good advice, Sarah. Like you, I 'relax' by...Good advice, Sarah. Like you, I 'relax' by using my brain. I'll schedule more quiet time :)Annette Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335345006341324680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476401392603475533.post-32589168265233457352010-10-26T10:34:29.554+02:002010-10-26T10:34:29.554+02:00I sometimes think my head is going to explode beca...I sometimes think my head is going to explode because it's bombarded with so much information. I have more 'how to' books and reference material from the Internet than I could read in a lifetime! Multi-tasking is my worst brain-frazzler.<br /><br />I find going for a walk on my own helps me work through plot problems and I make sure I have my phone with me and use that to make voice Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011412959203240991noreply@blogger.com