Didn’t know there was such a word? Neither did I.
After seeing an article written in the Reader’s Digest Magazine, I began to realize the significance of this work.
When Thomas Edison sought inspiration, he would hold a small object in his hand and take a nap. When this small object fell to the floor he would often awaken with a new idea! As it turns out his method has scientific basis: A French study suggests that brain activity in the twilight zone between sleep and wakefulness—called hypnagogic or N1 can connect dreamlike experiences with recent events that occurred while awake.
Nearly 83% of the study participants who napped for 10 minutes successfully solved a math problem presented earlier, compared to 30% of subjects who stayed awake and 14% of those who fell asleep into a deeper sleep.
So, guys when I write something that I had just recently dreamed, it was possibly from HYPNAGOGIA! Or that I am about half loonie, as some already suspect! Just Sayin…RJS
Robert J Samples wrote:
Didn’t know there was such a word? Neither did I.
After seeing an article written in the Reader’s Digest Magazine, I began to realize the significance of this work.
When Thomas Edison sought inspiration, he would hold a small object in his hand and take a nap. When this small object fell to the floor he would often awaken with a new idea! As it turns out his method has scientific basis: A French study suggests that brain activity in the twilight zone between sleep and wakefulness—called hypnagogic or N1 can connect dreamlike experiences with recent events that occurred while awake.
Nearly 83% of the study participants who napped for 10 minutes successfully solved a math problem presented earlier, compared to 30% of subjects who stayed awake and 14% of those who fell asleep into a deeper sleep.
So, guys when I write something that I had just recently dreamed, it was possibly from HYPNAGOGIA! Or that I am about half loonie, as some already suspect! Just Sayin…RJS
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You just taught me a new word. But I still struggling with pronunciation. Thanks Robert.
Robert J Samples wrote:
Didn’t know there was such a word? Neither did I.
After seeing an article written in the Reader’s Digest Magazine, I began to realize the significance of this work.
When Thomas Edison sought inspiration, he would hold a small object in his hand and take a nap. When this small object fell to the floor he would often awaken with a new idea! As it turns out his method has scientific basis: A French study suggests that brain activity in the twilight zone between sleep and wakefulness—called hypnagogic or N1 can connect dreamlike experiences with recent events that occurred while awake.
Nearly 83% of the study participants who napped for 10 minutes successfully solved a math problem presented earlier, compared to 30% of subjects who stayed awake and 14% of those who fell asleep into a deeper sleep.
So, guys when I write something that I had just recently dreamed, it was possibly from HYPNAGOGIA! Or that I am about half loonie, as some already suspect! Just Sayin…RJS
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I have woke up in my youth year's sing word's to a song, always had piles of note books and pens to write them down and put music to them later. I would go with my teenage friends to Six Flag's over Texas, with a group with a little note book and pen in my pocket.
Being a furniture restoration guy, I also worked of antique phone's Airmen would get damaged during moves to train in the US, some weren't easy to fix, I'd set aside and sleep on it, I'd come back and get it in a few minutes figured out what's messed up and fix it. So I guess hypnagogic is a part of problem solving? Good one RJS!
I get some of my best ideas at night! Unfortunately, I neglect to get up and write them down…🤦🏼♂️
OJdidit wrote:
I get some of my best ideas at night! Unfortunately, I neglect to get up and write them down…🤦🏼♂️
Used to keep a pen and paper by the bed to write my dreams upon awakening. Then I'd try to figure out what was going on in my waking life that I needed to take care of that caused the dream.
I still do that if it's a particularly good or bad dream
Just as I start to nod off I think of a problem I have in my machine shop, half way thru my first cup in the morning the answer is right there on the table staring me in the face ! This dozing off business is taught in the European engineering schools ! It is actually one of the better ways of solving problems ! The trick was givin to me by an engineer from Sweden !
Every now and again, I'll wake up with an idea. Then my Wife says "That's all you ever think about! Go back to sleep!"
kandydisbar wrote:
Used to keep a pen and paper by the bed to write my dreams upon awakening. Then I'd try to figure out what was going on in my waking life that I needed to take care of that caused the dream.
I still do that if it's a particularly good or bad dream
Not to mention when I used to write music. Many times up in middle of night.
I majored in Math in college. Made a living at it, too.
Two things worked best for me.
1. From my childhood friend, "Always do your math homework first".
2. I made all my math classes be the earliest class of the day.
Worked
that is a great spelling bee word! And, now we can use it in a sentence!!
Maid Marion wrote:
Hip nah gah jee uh
Marion..... perfectly done. I'm not familiar with how children are taught these days, but beginning in elementary school, we were exposed to the ways many English words were derived from Latin & Greek language roots. With that basic learning, we were able to unravel many words and make a good effort at understanding them without a dictionary, and pronunciation wasn't too hard from that starting point.
On the other hand, it's a good thing to have Siri or Alexa to back you up. There are a LOT of good things available to increase your knowledge today, but to devote your mind, and time, to become a Master of video games, to me that is a tragic waste. Just Thinkin'
nutz4fish wrote:
Marion..... perfectly done. I'm not familiar with how children are taught these days, but beginning in elementary school, we were exposed to the ways many English words were derived from Latin & Greek language roots. With that basic learning, we were able to unravel many words and make a good effort at understanding them without a dictionary, and pronunciation wasn't too hard from that starting point.
On the other hand, it's a good thing to have Siri or Alexa to back you up. There are a LOT of good things available to increase your knowledge today, but to devote your mind, and time, to become a Master of video games, to me that is a tragic waste. Just Thinkin'
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Right on.
Years ago a pastor explained the word 'entertainment' as not having to think. That is all video games are. My rainy days were spent lying on the floor under the piano with a huge old dictionary. That thing was 10" thick.
Barnacles wrote:
Every now and again, I'll wake up with an idea. Then my Wife says "That's all you ever think about! Go back to sleep!"
Barn.... I'm sitting here LMAO. But seriously, without those urges, we would die off as a species. So maybe we go a little overboard, but The Big Guy had a plan, and it works !
kandydisbar wrote:
Used to keep a pen and paper by the bed to write my dreams upon awakening. Then I'd try to figure out what was going on in my waking life that I needed to take care of that caused the dream.
I still do that if it's a particularly good or bad dream
Kandy, Many years ago I read a fascinating book about dream analysis, and that was the exact technique they recommended to teach yourself to remember your dreams. I did it until I could recall the dreams without the writing element. Worked great for me, and provided some interesting insights into my thoughts and behavior. Did it make me a better person or improve my life ? Can't really say.
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