![]() To be sure, you’ll need to practice this skill. It may take several attempts before you become proficient. I get insights about people I need to connect with, or how I can improve my current relationships. I get clarity about the goals I believe I should be pursuing. I get ideas about how I can be a better husband and father to my three foster children. I often get ideas for articles I’m going to write while doing these thought-dumps. Now, first thing in the morning, when your creative brain is most attuned, after its subconscious workout while you slept, start writing down whatever comes to mind about those things. You thought about and wrote down the things you’re trying to accomplish. In my experience, it’s good to loosely direct your thought-dumping toward your goals.Ĭonsider the “requests” you made of your subconscious just before going to bed. If you’re not an experienced journal writer, the idea of “thought-dumping” may be hard to implement. This is how he taps into his higher realms of clarity, learning, and creativity - what he calls, “crystallized intelligence.” Thus, rather than focusing on input like most people who check their notifications, Waitzkin’s focus is on output. In his journal, he thought-dumps for several minutes. Unlike 80 percent of people between the ages of 18–44 who check their smartphones within 15 minutes of waking up, Waitzkin goes to a quiet place, does some meditation and grabs his journal. ![]() In a recent interview with Tim Ferriss, Josh Waitzkin, former chess prodigy and tai chi world champion, explains his morning routine to tap into the subconscious breakthroughs and connections experienced while he was sleeping. Creativity, after all, is making connections between different parts of the brain. Your subconscious mind has been loosely mind-wandering while you slept, making contextual and temporal connections. Research confirms the brain, specifically the prefrontal cortex, is most active and readily creative immediately following sleep. While you’re sleeping, your subconscious mind will get to work on those things. The more specific the questions, the more clear will be your answers. In Edison’s words, make some “requests.” Write those questions and thoughts down on paper. ![]() Take a few moments before you go to bed to meditate on and write down the things you’re trying to accomplish.Īsk yourself loads of questions related to that thing. It’s common practice for many of the world’s most successful people to intentionally direct the workings of their subconscious mind while they’re sleeping. “Never go to sleep without a request to your subconscious.” - Thomas Edison Here’s a simple routine to get started: Ten minutes before going to sleep: ![]()
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