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Load it at night, look in the morning

Write where you're stuck. Sleep. Read the note first thing.

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Hand-drawn diagram of framework 166, Load it at night, look in the morning: Write where you're stuck. Sleep. Read the note first thing.
Framework 166 · in one look
How to use it

Work seriously on a stuck problem in the evening, write where you're stuck, sleep, and look at the note before anything else in the morning. People who slept were far more likely to find a hidden shortcut. Ten minutes of quiet rest does a similar job.

How sure we are

P Evidence: promising. Good studies, but small or few. Use it and keep checking.

Sources

Wagner et al. 2004 (Nature) and a later extension.

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