Sleep, Dreams, and Creativity: Why Your Best Ideas May Come When You're Not Trying to Have Them

Sleep, Dreams, and Creativity: Why Your Best Ideas May Come When You're Not Trying to Have Them We spend roughly a third of our lives asleep, yet we often think of sleep as simply the time when the brain shuts down and the body rests. But the sleeping brain is anything but inactive. During sleep, memories are consolidated, experiences are reorganized, emotions are processed, and the brain continues making connections.