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I never have ideas in the shower. My best ideas always come to me when I'm almost asleep and I have no idea why that is, which is really frustrating because I

I never have ideas in the shower. My best ideas always come to me when I'm almost asleep and I have no idea why that is, which is really frustrating because I know I'm never going to remember them. Sometimes I'll get up and write it down but the bar's pretty high for that because then I'm awake and I know I'll end up zombie-ing around the house for another 2 hours until I'm tired enough to sleep again. I realise this is interesting to no-one but me, but it's WEIRD, right!?

5555624 1y ago
The "hypnagogic state," anecdotally associated with creativity. (https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/why-do-i-always-come-up-with-my-best-ideas-when-im-trying-to-get-to-sleep https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/why-do-i-always-...)
nicbou 1y ago
Could it be that it's the only truly idle time you get? I find that I get my best ideas on longer solo trips, when I spend a lot of time lingering in cafés and sitting in trains with little to do.
AnimalMuppet 1y ago
No, it's not weird. Ideas come where they come. Wherever you get them, be ready to grab them. Keith Richards (of The Rolling Stones) kept a tape recorder by his bed, for exactly this reason. One morning he woke up and found that the tape was all the way at the end. He re-wound it and found that he had played a guitar riff and sung the words "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" several times. The rest of the tape was of him snoring.