Comments on: Are you a sleepworker?

By: Liz Fuller

Liz Fuller — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:50:22 +0000

Shannon
I do get ideas sleeping and showering. I also find I get quite a few ideas while brushing my teeth…so much so that I’m tempted to not brush my teeth on Saturdays – so I can take a day off!!! (But I do it anyway!!!)

Liz

p.s. – I love the picture of the shower curtain!

Good thing for my kids that I didn’t see that while there were in school! I would have ensured they learned the periodic elements and turned them all into chemists!!

By: How much time do you give yourself?

How much time do you give yourself? — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:52:16 +0000

[...] Yesterday, I talked about the new Staples survey, that said many small business owners are doing their creative thinking and problem solving while sleeping or showering. (Read more here.) [...]

By: Phil Gerbyshak

Phil Gerbyshak — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:36:03 +0000

I do some sleepworking too. It’s interesting how some of the best ideas just pop into my head when I’m not thinking about them.

I find I sleepwork most when I am in the midst of busy projects, or when I start something brand new. Often the problems I’ve had work themselves out on their own.

When I get an idea and I’m driving, I call myself and leave a voicemail, or I use Jott.com and leave a note that gets e-mailed to myself. That’s helpful too.

By: Bob Turek

Bob Turek — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:55:44 +0000

Shannon and Karl- also seem to have great ideas in the car with the radio off. I write down stuff while I’m driving- probably need to use a recorder. I don’t seem to remember my dreams, although I know that I dream.

By: Karl Goldfield

Karl Goldfield — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:01:58 +0000

I have to admit that while sleep-working occurs, my best ideas come when I remember to turn the car radio off and I am on my commute. It is so prevelant that I have to use my phone as a recording device or I lose some of my best ideas.