loqi comments on Don't Think Too Hard. - Less Wrong
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Doesn't follow. First, that intense thinking primes the brain with the info it needs to correlate.
Second, I've often had insights on walks immediately following a working day.
Third, I've not uncommonly had insights during the actual working day as a result of hunching over and thinking really hard.
I wonder if your ability to consistently produce insight by thinking really hard is somewhat atypical. And I'm curious, how "verbal" is that process for you? The bulk of my surprise insights seem to come from face-to-face discussion forcing me to verbalize my thoughts on the spot.