{"id":659,"date":"2009-08-23T10:07:11","date_gmt":"2009-08-23T15:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/?p=659"},"modified":"2019-06-07T13:43:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T17:43:05","slug":"sleep-your-way-to-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/sleep-your-way-to-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep your way to creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-660\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sxc.hu\/profile\/ssharma01\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-660 \" title=\"Sleeping Lion\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/sleeping-lion.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Sleeping Lion\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/sleeping-lion.jpg 3008w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/sleeping-lion-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/sleeping-lion-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/sleeping-lion-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/sleeping-lion-370x246.jpg 370w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/sleeping-lion-770x512.jpg 770w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/sleeping-lion-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maybe the key to success isn&#39;t working hard but taking a nice cat nap?<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nI look forward to weekends as an opportunity to sleep in. During the week, I often get too little sleep and weekends are my chance to catch up.<br \/>\nMaybe that&#8217;s why I liked this article headlined <a href=\"http:\/\/lateralaction.com\/articles\/creative-sleep-and-daydreams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to sleep and daydream your way to success<\/a>. I slept in this morning and instead of feeling guilty about it, maybe I should feel it&#8217;s my investment in success?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Apple CEO Steve Jobs defines creativity as \u201cjust connecting things.\u201d The notion that creativity results from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.copyblogger.com\/content-success\/\">seeing connections<\/a> between seemingly unrelated things is spot on, and is an easier task for those with <a href=\"http:\/\/hbswk.hbs.edu\/archive\/4376.html\">lower associative barriers<\/a>.<br \/>\nIn other words, the connections are always there, but it\u2019s easier for some to see them than others. Why is that?<br \/>\nYou\u2019ve likely heard that an \u201cincubation\u201d period is critical to creativity and problem solving. Research now <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/09\/28\/technology\/28proto.html?_r=1\">shows that sleep<\/a> is a major facilitator to lowering associative barriers while you allow potential solutions to marinate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Do you feel more creative when you get enough sleep &#8212; do you come up with good ideas when you&#8217;re drifting off, in your dreams or the next day? Or do you feel that sleep gets in the way of doing the work that leads to inspiration &#8212; keep at it and you&#8217;ll get the job done?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I look forward to weekends as an opportunity to sleep in. During the week, I often get too little sleep and weekends are my chance to catch up. Maybe that&#8217;s why I liked this article headlined How to sleep and daydream your way to success. 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