Write drunk, edit with a hangover
Tips / / December 19, 2019
Hemingway was not right when he said: "Write drunk, edit sober." Scientists found out that with a hangover is best to re-read the writing, and make changes. Despite the fact that such a state, it seems, is not well suited for the job, in fact, it may even help to realize our plans.
Hangover. How much pain in this word. Head hurts, abdominal discomfort, bad mood and anger at himself. In fact, anybody does not force you to try drink the whole bar for one evening. Many spend the next day after a party in bed, looking through your favorite TV shows. Some still come to work, but in most cases turn out to be completely useless. But it turned out that the hangover can become an assistant, for example, if you are a writer. The main thing - to use it for the benefit of the unpleasant symptoms themselves.
Almost all manifestations hangover associated with the phenomenon of dehydration. Alcohol brings water from the body, and this leads to headaches, nausea, irritability and depression. Other symptoms are often caused by lack of sleep or poor diet. Obviously, the headache and nausea are not helping us to create a good, high-quality text. If we reject these signs of a hangover, the other displays, on the contrary, have a positive effect on the work process and help make the decision.
His mind about this "use" of a hangover expressed by the experts. For example, Rod Phillips (Rod Phillips), Professor of History at Carleton University, author "Alcohol: history", he said that many world classics were created under the influence of strong drinks. The most famous, of course, absinthe. He became especially popular in the middle of the XIX century.
Convincing evidence that the writers became particularly creative under the spell of the "green fairy", no. As there is a good argument in favor of the fact that the authors did absinthe particularly functional.
On the other hand, Frank Kelly Rich (Frank Kelly Rich), editor of Modern Drunkard Magazine, believes that a slight hangover, on the contrary, leads us in perfect condition for of the text. Of course, if you yesterday overturned a gallon of whiskey, and now feel as if Armageddon has happened locally and inside your head, then hope for fruitful work is not necessary. But this rigid feeling is just perfect to start to edit the written work.
Your brain will be able to take strong and confident decisions, to cut unnecessary and will not go on about the sentimental thoughts.
It is believed that you will be like Solomon. After all, the wise king has offered to cut the baby in half. I bet he was definitely a hangover at the moment. But also it helped!
No one insists that you shot for shotom overturned the night before editing the text. Hangover destroys any attempts of the brain to be creative, imaginative and active. But once it happened, their use for the benefit of poor health: restore already created, acting decisively. Your brain itself will prompt the right way in this case, so it is working with a hangover. If you are a journalist, click the material you're working on for a long time, perhaps, for this time you've written too much. If you are a student, it's time to work on the course or a diploma and a squeeze of them all "water".
Another important point that is worth paying attention to, waking up with a headache, and symptoms of intoxication. There is a concept of a hangover, and more - alcohol poisoning. In the latter case, you can not sit down to work, and need to go to the doctor or to take emergency measures.
Signs of alcohol poisoning include:
- confuses consciousness;
- vomiting;
- seizures;
- slow breathing (less than eight breaths per minute);
- shortness of breath (breaks between breaths lasts 10 seconds or longer);
- pale, with blue tint, leather;
- hypothermia (low body temperature);
- syncope (fainting).
If you have found at least some of these symptoms in yourself, stop all work and go to the doctor.