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cleispress Does this describe anyone’s break so far?...

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:24:02 -0500

cleispress

Does this describe anyone’s break so far? Hmmm…Just us then?

What's Up With "Too" and Commas?

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:02:36 -0500

theyuniversity:

"In the 1950s, the researchers William Dement and Nathaniel Kleitman discovered that we sleep in..."

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:51:26 -0500

“In the 1950s, the researchers William Dement and Nathaniel Kleitman discovered that we sleep in cycles of roughly 90 minutes, moving from light to deep sleep and back out again. They named this pattern the Basic-Rest Activity Cycle or BRAC. A decade later, Professor Kleitman discovered that this cycle recapitulates itself during our waking lives. The difference is that during the day we move from a state of alertness progressively into physiological fatigue approximately every 90 minutes. Our bodies regularly tell us to take a break, but we often override these signals and instead stoke ourselves up with caffeine, sugar and our own emergency reserves — the stress hormones adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol. Working in 90-minute intervals turns out to be a prescription for maximizing productivity. Professor K. Anders Ericsson and his colleagues at Florida State University have studied elite performers, including musicians, athletes, actors and chess players. In each of these fields, Dr. Ericsson found that the best performers typically practice in uninterrupted sessions that last no more than 90 minutes. They begin in the morning, take a break between sessions, and rarely work for more than four and a half hours in any given day.”

- The counterintuitive psychology of productivity. Pair with the science of productivity, animated. (via explore-blog)

As you gear up for finals, a little planning advice for your study sessions.

(via elsi)

It’s all happening today! “The Studio Speaks...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:27:31 -0500

It’s all happening today! “The Studio Speaks Back” is here! Stop by 238A between 2-5 for some amazing writing center presentations! Yoda says: See you there I will!

Book givers in action! #wbn2013

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:49:05 -0500

Book givers in action! #wbn2013

Our World Book Night titles available in the Studio today! Get...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:46:10 -0500

Our World Book Night titles available in the Studio today! Get into reading on this rainy day and stop by 238A to pick up a free book! #WBN2013 #illinoiscentralcollege

Getting ready! #WBN2013

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:18:10 -0500

Getting ready! #WBN2013

hellohaydenharnett: Happy Earth Day, fellow Earthlings!! From...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:23:23 -0500

hellohaydenharnett:

Happy Earth Day, fellow Earthlings!!

From Huffpost: 12 ways to Be Green for Earth Day and Every Day.

Don’t forget to hug your planet today <3

End of semester colloquium featuring Studio consultants! Be...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:09:51 -0500

End of semester colloquium featuring Studio consultants! Be there or be square! #writingcenter #illinoiscentralcollege

Teehee.

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:50:59 -0500

Teehee.

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Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:42:54 -0500

Studio consultants on a Friday. #illinoiscentralcollege #icc...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:30:44 -0500

Studio consultants on a Friday. #illinoiscentralcollege #icc #writingcenter

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Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:51:57 -0500

wordpainting

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:01:34 -0500

wordpainting

We’re back from break! And we’re hiring!...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:37:44 -0500

We’re back from break! And we’re hiring! #illinoiscentralcollege #icc #writingcenter

wordpainting: Punctuation as personality.

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:36:25 -0600

wordpainting:

Punctuation as personality.

Jon Stewart, explaining to young people why books are awesome.

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:14:21 -0500

Jon Stewart, explaining to young people why books are awesome.

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Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:49:04 -0500

"Our creativity comes from without, not from within. We are not self-made. We are dependent on one..."

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:32:17 -0500

“Our creativity comes from without, not from within. We are not self-made. We are dependent on one another, and admitting this to ourselves isn’t an embrace of mediocrity and derivativeness. It’s a liberation from our misconceptions, and it’s an incentive to not expect so much from ourselves and to simply begin.”

- Kirby Ferguson at TED

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teachingliteracy: amandaonwriting: The Top 10 Writers Block...

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:21:08 -0500

teachingliteracy:

amandaonwriting:

The Top 10 Writers Block Quotes

1. Writer’s block? I’ve heard of this. This is when a writer cannot write, yes? Then that person isn’t a writer anymore. I’m sorry, but the job is getting up in the fucking morning and writing for a living. ~Warren Ellis

2. I learned to produce whether I wanted to or not. It would be easy to say oh, I have writer’s block, oh, I have to wait for my muse. I don’t. Chain that muse to your desk and get the job done. ~Barbara Kingsolver

3. All writing is difficult. The most you can hope for is a day when it goes reasonably easily. Plumbers don’t get plumber’s block, and doctors don’t get doctor’s block; why should writers be the only profession that gives a special name to the difficulty of working, and then expects sympathy for it? ~Philip Pullman

4. I’ve often said that there’s no such thing as writer’s block; the problem is idea block. When I find myself frozen–whether I’m working on a brief passage in a novel or brainstorming about an entire book–it’s usually because I’m trying to shoehorn an idea into the passage or story where it has no place. ~Jeffery Deaver

5. You can’t think yourself out of a writing block; you have to write yourself out of a thinking block. ~John Rogers

6. There’s no such thing as writer’s block. That was invented by people in California who couldn’t write. ~Terry Pratchett

7. I haven’t had trouble with writer’s block. I think it’s because my process involves writing very badly. My first drafts are filled with lurching, clichéd writing, outright flailing around. Writing that doesn’t have a good voice or any voice. But then there will be good moments. It seems writer’s block is often a dislike of writing badly and waiting for writing better to happen. ~Jennifer Egan

8.Writer’s block doesn’t exist…lack of imagination does. ~Cyrese Covelli

9. Writer’s Block is just an excuse by people who don’t write for not writing. ~Giando Sigurani

10. Discipline allows magic. To be a writer is to be the very best of assassins. You do not sit down and write every day to force the Muse to show up. You get into the habit of writing every day so that when she shows up, you have the maximum chance of catching her, bashing her on the head, and squeezing every last drop out of that bitch. ~Lili St. Crow