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How Idleness Can Lead to Genius

Research shows 80% of people experience the hypnagogic state, which quiets the conscious mind and enables creativity and sudden insights, with historical examples reinforcing its impact.

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Many great discoveries have emerged from the "twilight" state between wakefulness and sleep. It's possible to use this state to gain inspiration and ideas.

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How Idleness Can Lead to Genius

Many great discoveries have emerged from the "twilight" state between wakefulness and sleep. It's possible to use this state to gain inspiration and ideas.

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A Hidden Brain State Before Sleep May Be The Key to Human Genius

The Beatles' song Yesterday was written in what psychologists refer to as the "hypnagogic state".

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Science Alert broke the news in Australia on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
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