How Einstein and Edison Solved Problems in Their Sleep

EinsteinEat. Sleep. Solve problems. Repeat. You probably spend a large part of your waking hours tackling challenges, especially when you’re at work.

That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Many of the world’s top business visionaries, from Sara Blakely to Richard Branson, owe their success to their ability to identify problems (in both their cases, unmet consumer needs) and deliver solutions.

Of course, regardless of how expected (or important) workplace problem-solving is, it’s still stressful, and some people seem to be better at it than others.

So, if you want to raise your game here, I suggest you start finding the answers in your sleep–literally. It’s called riding the theta brain waves. No, this isn’t not about self-hypnosis or Zen meditation: It’s pure science, and it works.

Read the entire article at Inc. Magazine