Yes! I always thought these weird "hack" were so full of it. It's also just another way to disconnect yourself from other people, which is not healthy. Just good sleep and good eats are all you need to live that creative life, not stupid diets or weird sleep tricks or waking up in the middle of the night.
Yeah seriously, it's wild how creative someone can be when they're actually happy, healthy and have good habits versus just torturing themselves "for the craft". No career is worth literally losing sleep over!
Good sleep is absolutely the most important thing. Going without sleep or dodging sleep in order to push on and be more 'productive' to satisfy the demands of job, society & etc will always end in disaster. Pulling silly tricks with sleep in order be more inspired and creative is plain daft.
I have severe type 1 narcolepsy which means that I fall into REM states, micropause episodes and I just plain sleep far more than most other humans do. It's no good fighting it and there's no cure. As a writer I've found all kinds inspiration for stories in my dreams, but you don't need to have narcolepsy to do that. Plain ordinary healthy 8 hours of sleep a night will do that for you too.
Yeah having a sleep disorder isn't a "creative advantage". It's more of a hindrance than anything, since I'm sure the sleep you're getting isn't even particularly restful.
I've battled insomnia for quite a few decades and it's wild how it's finally coming under control now that my life isn't as stressful as it used to be. Previously, my brain was so stuck in survival mode, it literally couldn't shut off! And the interesting thing about me getting better sleep nowadays is that I actually like drawing again and I have lots of new ideas.
Who'd have thunk that being healthier would make me more creative???
May your stress free good health continue Matta. This scholarship deal has been the perfect gift for you and if it results in you enjoying drawing again that's an absolute bonus.
Yes! I always thought these weird "hack" were so full of it. It's also just another way to disconnect yourself from other people, which is not healthy. Just good sleep and good eats are all you need to live that creative life, not stupid diets or weird sleep tricks or waking up in the middle of the night.
Yeah seriously, it's wild how creative someone can be when they're actually happy, healthy and have good habits versus just torturing themselves "for the craft". No career is worth literally losing sleep over!
Good sleep is absolutely the most important thing. Going without sleep or dodging sleep in order to push on and be more 'productive' to satisfy the demands of job, society & etc will always end in disaster. Pulling silly tricks with sleep in order be more inspired and creative is plain daft.
I have severe type 1 narcolepsy which means that I fall into REM states, micropause episodes and I just plain sleep far more than most other humans do. It's no good fighting it and there's no cure. As a writer I've found all kinds inspiration for stories in my dreams, but you don't need to have narcolepsy to do that. Plain ordinary healthy 8 hours of sleep a night will do that for you too.
Yeah having a sleep disorder isn't a "creative advantage". It's more of a hindrance than anything, since I'm sure the sleep you're getting isn't even particularly restful.
I've battled insomnia for quite a few decades and it's wild how it's finally coming under control now that my life isn't as stressful as it used to be. Previously, my brain was so stuck in survival mode, it literally couldn't shut off! And the interesting thing about me getting better sleep nowadays is that I actually like drawing again and I have lots of new ideas.
Who'd have thunk that being healthier would make me more creative???
May your stress free good health continue Matta. This scholarship deal has been the perfect gift for you and if it results in you enjoying drawing again that's an absolute bonus.
Thank you so much <3