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'Just Sleep On It' Solves Tricky Problems?
An anonymous reader writes "CBC news reports that the effectiveness of 'sleeping on it' when faced with a difficult task may have more than just anecdotal roots. 66 students were trained to perform a calculation on an eight digit number using two simple rules which would take seven steps to complete. A different method existed to perform the same calculation 'almost instantly', but was not shown to the students. After eight hours, where half the students were allowed to sleep and the other half remained awake, 60% of the rested and 22% of the wakeful students discovered the more efficient method."
If nothing else, it means I've been thinking very hard indeed while at work this morning.
Athletic Scholarships to universities make as much sense as academic scholarships to sports teams.
I've just forwarded this to my boss, sleeping on the job is now a good thing.
I know I've solved Calculus projects in my sleep before. The tricky part is trying to remember it when you wake up.
If it's not on fire, it's a software problem.
I'm going to post something +5 Insightful, but I have to take a nap first. Check back later.
daed si luap
"I've been working for five days without any sleep to finish this report. At first I had a mental block. But on the fourth day I was visited by an Incan monkey god who told me what to write. Now I just have to find somebody who can translate his simple but beautiful language."
In Soviet Rush, today's Tom Sawyer gets high on you.