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What does it mean?
The narrator realizes his subconscious is working on problems while his body sleeps.
In plain terms
I realized my brain was working on things while I was sleeping.
What can you take from it?
The mind often solves problems even when we are not conscious.

Where it applies

  • waking with solutions
  • during sleep

Putting it to work

  • trusting subconscious processing
  • valuing sleep

Questions to consider

  • When did you solve a problem in your sleep?
  • How does rest help thinking?

Another view

Not all solutions come from the subconscious during sleep.

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