They tracked musicians, scientists and many others who spend hours of time using their minds and focused on tasks and that is what they found. I know for myself even if I’m in a good writing flow, the characters are speaking to me and I’m just jotting away, 20 minutes maybe 30 at the outside is all I can manage before my mind takes a break of its own. I’m experienced in meditation and I can keep focus in a trance-like meditative state for 15-20 minutes and then my mind breaks and I have to refocus and go again.
They tracked musicians, scientists and many others who spend hours of time using their minds and focused on tasks and that is what they found. I know for myself even if I’m in a good writing flow, the characters are speaking to me and I’m just jotting away, 20 minutes maybe 30 at the outside is all I can manage before my mind takes a break of its own. I’m experienced in meditation and I can keep focus in a trance-like meditative state for 15-20 minutes and then my mind breaks and I have to refocus and go again.