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creativity
You can solve problems better when you walk away.
A 2012 study by Baird et al. found that participants who performed a different, undemanding task performed better on a creative problem-solving test than those who worked on it continuously.
The study was published in 2012, not 2009.
The frustration you feel is often just your brain needing a shift in perspective.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Baird et al. (2012), Psychological Science
- What the check found
- The study described (Baird et al., 2012, Psychological Science) is accurate, but the date '2009' is incorrect. It was published in 2012. The claim confuses the date of the study with the EU's 2009 Year of Creativity.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
Related
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