I sometimes use this approach actively. Think about a hard problem and multiple ways to tackle it. Then step back and let my subconscious sort out the rest. Mor

I sometimes use this approach actively. Think about a hard problem and multiple ways to tackle it. Then step back and let my subconscious sort out the rest. More often than not, a good solution (or part of it) either pops spontaneously into my mind or very quickly after starting to think about it again. I recon it only works though if you thought about it hard enough or gave your subconscious enough material to work with so to speak.