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cognition
You only notice your stress when you stop moving.
The incubation effect, as described by Graham Wallas in his 1926 book 'The Art of Thought,' suggests that creative solutions often emerge after you stop consciously focusing on a problem.
Graham Wallas
Giving up on a problem can be the fastest way to solve it.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Wallis, 1926, The Art of Thought
- What the check found
- The incubation effect is a valid psychological concept, but the claim misidentifies the author of the seminal text 'The Art of Thought' as Wallis instead of Wallas.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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