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The brain likes to build

The brain likes to build

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The brain likes to build

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- After doing it for more than half my life, the act of writing songs has become second nature. And that's not for the reasons you might normally think. I've gotten better writing over time, but I've also become less excited by the prospect and hitting my head against the wall. Being creative takes a ton of energy and enthusiasm and the older you get, the harder it is to keep up. That said, and this is the interesting bit, I find myself finishing more things than ever before. And a lot of that has to do with the work my brain does when I'm not actively trying to use it. I find that if I step away from the thing I'm working on, I'm often able to move forward when I return because my brain has figured out a way through without me. It's a counter-intuitive notion and kind of difficult to accept. When I was younger, I fought against this concept as hard as I could. I thought that my most creative ideas will only come…

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