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One technique I have found to be helpful in solving a hard problem is to stuff my head full of as much information about the problem right before bed. Then I go
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 7y ago
One technique I have found to be helpful in solving a hard problem is to stuff my head full of as much information about the problem right before bed. Then I go to sleep. Many times, I wake up in the middle of the night, having figured out a solution.
- m463 7y agoYou are right. I used to try really really hard to learn something or solve a problem and I found a lot of times just sleeping on it made all the pieces fall into place. Sometimes you have to slow down to go faster.
- saiya-jin 7y agoYes this is well known (even if rather unpredictable) effect, but unless you are either solving mankind's urgent global issues or at least building your own company / organizing your own life, this approach sucks. You basically prefer faster problem solving (which usually means work-related problems for your employer) to having a good long uninterrupted sleep, which is important in physical and mental regeneration. Or am I missing something, ie you suffer from some form of insomnia and you wouldn't get a good sleep anyway?
- tempguy9999 7y agoThat's just lazy.