Many non-artists don't seem to realise that just sitting staring into space is an integral part of the creative process.

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@AndyPaciorekArt also an integral part of being a cat
@AndyPaciorekArt ... I spend a significant amount of time doing that while programming.

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Not just the creative process of art: every job requires some thinking, even to make the project for a submarine!

@GustavinoBevilacqua @AndyPaciorekArt ouch! Well aimed, sir, well aimed. 🏹

@AndyPaciorekArt @lisamelton a.k.a. β€žLetting the Default Mode Network do its thing.β€œ

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@AndyPaciorekArt Sitting and staring into space *is* my art.
@AndyPaciorekArt Boredom begets creativity. Desperation is the mother of invention. πŸ˜πŸ˜‰
@AndyPaciorekArt Being creative requires fomenting ideas in my head, turning them over, really understanding a problem and an approach to solving it. This is true not only for my songwriting (hobby) but for some of my technical work (career).
@AndyPaciorekArt Don't hang around mathematicians much I guess :)
@AndyPaciorekArt The same is true for coding too sometimes. We're doing work in our heads so chill all you manager and customer types.
@AndyPaciorekArt My mathematician friends seem to understand it, though!
@AndyPaciorekArt literally how I engineer thing, too.
@AndyPaciorekArt Applies to Excel worksheets, too.