Sleep Inspiration

We are at our most creative just before we fall asleep, scientists say

• The phase before we fully fall asleep is hugely creative for our brains, new research shows.

• Inventor Thomas Edison used partial naps to plunder this rich seam of inspiration, known as hypnagogia, or ‘N1’.

• Scientists in Paris say their experiment shows that sleep is vital to our creative performance.

• Cultural and creative industries generate $2.25 billion in revenue and support almost 30 million jobs worldwide.

An interesting article was written about a strategy that Salvidor Dahli and Thomas Edison used to boost their creativity. They would fall asleep with a small object in their hand that would eventually fall and wakes them shortly after nodding off. In these moments they claim that inspiration and clarity to solve problems come to them more fluidly.

Read more about it here:

https://www.livescience.com/little-known-sleep-stage-may-be-creative-sweet-spot

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/01/creativity-hotspot-just-before-sleep/