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Originally posted by charlyv
I have solved computer problems in dreams. Really. I just think about a problem that I had during the day, and visualize it as much as possible before going to sleep. Oddly enough, I have woken to a solution in the morning.
I do not know how this works, but for me, if I can hold the context of the problem well enough to go to sleep still thinking about it, the more success I get. Sometimes it is truly amazing what your mind can do if not working on anything else.
Originally posted by charlyv
I have solved computer problems in dreams. Really. I just think about a problem that I had during the day, and visualize it as much as possible before going to sleep. Oddly enough, I have woken to a solution in the morning.
I do not know how this works, but for me, if I can hold the context of the problem well enough to go to sleep still thinking about it, the more success I get. Sometimes it is truly amazing what your mind can do if not working on anything else.
When Albert Einstein discovered the Theory of Relativity, he didn't do it sitting in a dark room under a swinging 100-watt light, drinking pot after pot of coffee after 20 straight hours of grinding pencils to their nub. No doubt he put lots of hard work into solving this perplexing problem, but the truth is that he had his "aha" moment while taking a nap. Crazy, you say! This is more common than you may think.