{"id":3950,"date":"2017-01-04T11:30:37","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T11:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/?p=3950"},"modified":"2017-01-09T19:53:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T19:53:47","slug":"184-a-minimalists-guide-to-creative-writing-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/184-a-minimalists-guide-to-creative-writing-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"ICP 184 A Minimalists Six Minute Guide To Creating A Productive Writing Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Listen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"player_container player-3950\" ><div class=\"spp_player_textabove\"><b>  <\/b><\/div><div id=\"sm2-3950\" class=\"playercontent sm2-bar-ui compact flat full-width full-width-player\"><div class=\"bd sm2-main-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-inline-element sm2-button-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-button-bd\" style=\"background: transparent 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href=\"https:\/\/simplepodcastpress.com\/?ref=\">Simple Podcast Press<\/a> Player<\/center><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/inspirationalcreatives\/ICP184-a-minimalists-guide-to-creative-writing-environment.mp3\">Right Click Here To Download This Episode Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Scroll down for detailed episode notes and quick access timings<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>In this episode you&#8217;ll learn:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>How to gain focus and clarity with your creative projects<\/li>\n<li>How to mentally prepare to get more from your daily output<\/li>\n<li>What you can do the night before to help you focus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_3965\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ctt.ec\/aw8Md\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3965\" 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href=\"http:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Becoming Minimalist<\/a><\/em> blogger and author, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/183-joshua-becker\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Becker<\/a>, the key to his creative success is to simplify.<\/p>\n<p>In this short action episode of Inspirational Creatives, Joshua describes his own, simple, writing environment.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of your creative pursuits, you&#8217;ll learn, in less than six minutes, how a <strong>&#8216;less is more&#8217;<\/strong> approach to mindset and environment can benefit you and your creative output.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span>[00:40]<\/span> Introducing this short action episode with Joshua Becker.<\/p>\n<p><span>[01:50]<\/span> Joshua describes his simple creative writing environment.<\/p>\n<p><span>[02:27]<\/span> When Joshua writes best.<\/p>\n<p><span>[03:28]<\/span> Summarising three lessons from this short action episode.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Links and Resources:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Joshua's blog\" href=\"http:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Becoming Minimalist<\/em> Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Becoming Minimalist on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/becomingminimalist\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Becoming Minimalist<\/em> on Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Joshua on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshua_becker\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua on Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>If you enjoyed this podcast, you&#8217;ll also like:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/183-joshua-becker\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Becker (full interview)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/028-how-to-stimulate-your-creative-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\">How To Stimulate Your Creative Writing With This One Small 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