in reply to Hidden Functionality of Perlmonks

When I get struck, I SLEEP.
Often I got an answer when I wake up.

Do you think I should worry to be smarter when I sleep than when I'm awake ? ;-)

Seriously, sleeping allow me to think about a subject without some 'mental locks' that are setup when awake.
Furthermore it's much less exhaustive than thinking awake :-)

"Only Bad Coders Badly Code In Perl" (OBC2IP)

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Re(2): Hidden Functionality of Perlmonks
by yakko (Friar) on Apr 30, 2001 at 09:16 UTC
    Just like the syndrome where you've gotta go to the bathroom as soon as you've plopped yourself on the couch to watch your favourite TV show, I find that when I try to execute the "sleep on it" strategy, most of the time, I think of an answer just before I'm asleep :o)

    . . . and then, I just HAVE to get up and make it work. Good, since the nearest pooter is across the room.

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    Me spell chucker work grate. Knead grandma chicken.