Pretty dumb assumption. Nobody in the 50s had dreams while they were asleep?
so - when I used to sleep during boring classes, my brain was still learning something.
Sleeping is a waste of time.
If I could figure out how to never sleep, I would.
I hate sleeping, there is just to much to do.
Most regular people have known this for years. Science is slow to catch on. I have solved more problems and come up with more ideas in my sleep than any other time. The key is to write it down as soon as you can. Because once you’re awake for a while all that background clutter caused by daily life dims down the thought.
If I had more time to sleep I’d be a genius.
OK, that does it. It’s only 9:30 on a Sunday morning and those darn dogs got me up so that they could visit the dog toilet. I’m going back to bed to develop my mind for a few hours.
Then my son should be a genius.
I, and from conversations, I think most professional mathematicians, have had the experience of working on a mathematical problem, going to bed clueless about how to solve it, and waking up with the solution (a correct proof in this case).
A surprising lot of what we attribute to conscious discursive reason is actually done by the unconscious part of the mind. (Personally I’m an Eccelsian dualist: although the mind arises from brain actitivity, it is not the same thing.)
One of my Philosophy profs once said “Sleep is the refuge of cowards.”
Later, after a nap.