“Either in the shower, or maybe on the airplane because you don't often have that great of a Wi-Fi connection,” says Danish writer and stylist Dorothea Gundtoft. “That’s where I really get to sit down, write, and focus.”

Each, in its own way, a focus-friendly spot — especially when it comes to shutting out relentless digital chatter. One submerged in water, the other cruising 30,000 feet in the air. Both offering the silence needed to get into a deeper creative space.

She adds: “There's so much noise around us. I don't want to always be in this busy world.”

A room of one’s own

But where would she prefer?

“I want to dream away and be somewhere else.” The Nordic tastemaker echoes sentiments many of us hold: to cocoon ourselves away somewhere that can become our inner sanctum for deep thought.

“It's important to be able to disconnect from everything and just be in your own space,” she adds.

Silent nights

There’s a third place, however, that rivals the other two as the ultimate antidote to alerts, pings, and pop-ups. “I actually work really well at night,” she says. “I like the quietness of the evenings, when there are no disturbances from the outside world.”

And with the stillness that dusk brings, it seems a natural time for imagination to stir. “No one's calling you, demanding anything from you,” she reflects. Ah, peace at last.