September 28th, 2008 by alephnaught
There may be value in sleeping on it after all
I’ve been fighting back against making snap decisions at the office. I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and I’ve found that I rarely had to make a fast decision, that gathering a little information and, most importantly, sleeping on it, or taking time out where I’m not directly thinking about the problem, aid in coming up with a better decision.
And now I find an article in the New York Times agreeing with me, “We’ll Fill This Space, but First a Nap.” I quote from the article:
“Some sort of incubation period, in which a person leaves an idea for a while, is crucial to creativity. During the incubation period, sleep may help the brain process a problem.”
Sleep, or at least time away from the problem, can bring a change of approach to a problem that is very valuable.
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+Bob Hays
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1:24 am on September 29th, 2008
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