The Nuance

The Science of “Sleeping on It”

Experts say if you want to harness sleep’s problem-solving powers to the fullest, think about your dilemma just before bed

Markham Heid
Elemental
Published in
4 min readOct 24, 2019

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Illustration: Kieran Blakey

TThomas Edison appreciated a good midday snooze, and the great inventor’s quirky napping routine has become legend. By most accounts, Edison liked to settle into a…

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Markham Heid
Elemental

I’m a frequent contributor at TIME, the New York Times, and other media orgs. I write mostly about health and science. I like long walks and the Grateful Dead.