You might be surprised to notice some of your most creative thoughts come to you
when you’re comfortably relaxing in bed. A Microsoft survey of 2,000 people revealed
many of their best ideas tend to pop up as they’re dozing off, in the middle of the
night or when they first wake up in the morning.

Take a minute to concisely put thought into challenging situations as you’re drifting off
to sleep, and write down any ideas and solutions that come to you— farfetched as
they might seem. Try to roll through problems first thing as you wake up, without
dwelling or fretting over them. You might discover some unique ideas and creative
solutions to situations that nag at you during normal waking hours.