Hypnagogia, The State Between Sleep And Wakefulness, Is Key To Creativity

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Hypnagogia, The State Between Sleep And Wakefulness, Is Key To Creativity

We all experience the borderlands between sleep and wakefulness. Here's how to make the most of it.

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This reminds of @haidut’s great thread on mind wandering, play and creativity.

Playfulness, Novelty, And Leisure Are Vital For Progress And True Knowledge

About a year ago I made a post arguing that leisure, desire, playfulness and relaxation are vital for learning and knowledge. Leisure And Desire Required For Intelligence, Knowledge And Progress The study below now argues that unstructured play similar to the way children play is absolutely...

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States of mind wandering, such as a state of low serotonin or no cultural limitations, point to being the driving factor of our biological, intellectual and cultural evolution, or at least that’s how I’m interpreting this.