Posted: Jan 11, 2017 1:33 am
VazScep wrote:On several occasions, when I've spent all day on the same problem, I'll usually dream about it. On waking, I have a confident sense that I cracked the problem, and I just need to recall the details. I've got used to telling myself not to bother, because it's always gibberish.
In that kind of situation, I've often found it's when I'm falling asleep that I realise what a potential solution is, and that often isn't nonsense.
Usually, it's because I was so focussed on a particular perspective or approach (and stressed out by not getting a solution) that I didn't step back and look for a different approach.