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Re:Tired? The importance of letting ideas marinate and perco... by rkowalick on Sunday September 28, 2008 @12:14AM (#317406)
As an undergraduate math major with plenty of difficult classes, I have discovered the power of sleep in solving problems. I have spent hours and hours on a problem to no avail. I then fall asleep and the next morning I solve it very quickly. Amazing stuff.
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Re:Tired? The importance of letting ideas marinate and perco... by eru on Sunday September 28, 2008 @03:48AM (#317495)
Von Neumann used to prove theorems in his sleep.

So sleeping did not impede him working 24 hours a day. It actually helped.

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Re:Tired? The importance of letting ideas marinate and perco... by albertcardona on Sunday September 28, 2008 @09:57PM (#318000)
I agree. For me the trick is to balance: you can sleep 4 hours a day for several days, but only after having slept very well for several days. A.k.a. resting periods alternated with high tension, full-speed periods [in the order of days, not weeks].
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