Problems Are Solved By Sleeping

[Kevin_Kennedy]

Sleeping on a problem really can help solve it, say scientists who found a dreamy nap boosts creative powers.

They tested whether "incubating" a problem allowed a flash of insight, and found it did, especially when people entered a phase of sleep known as REM.

BBC NEWS | Health | Problems are solved by sleeping

 

[Mad Scientist]

Ah! So that must be what Obamas' problem is: He's not getting enough sleep!

And Joe Biden,
And Nancy Pelosi,
And Harry Reid,
And Hillary Clinton...
And "Turbo Tax" Tim Geithner,

 

[editec]

Yup.

The unconscious mind is a terrific problem solver.

Since it's uncritical (like our conscious mind is NOT) it will find creative solutions because it is willing to follow avenues of thinking that our waking selves will not even consider.

The hardest part of getting those solutions is interpreting what it's trying to tell us.