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A lot of people take naps. we see how good napping is for you. that is to make your mind rest. what you want to do, what is happening, your inner mind, your sub conscience, working memory needs to relax and create the chemistry because all great creative ideas come from neurons and the buy lot of the brain, so if you try to suppress it with the noise. this is a perfect example as to why social media is going to kill us all. at the end of the day, the texting the computer, the ipad. you've got to let the mind wander and let it be. jenna: one report suggested that it is like fly paper. if you le...

The shower. we're most relaxed and forced to let our mind wander. scientists have given undergraduates in brain scans these puzzles for a part of the brain called super interior vortex, just behind the ear, that shows a slight spike in activity just before you have the epiphany. this is a brain area no one knows too much about. it's been associated with jokes, when you hear the punchline of a joke. what it seems to be very good at is drawing together unseemingly good ideas. when you need a big idea, whether it's for a newspaper column or for how to invent the next gadget, that's typically wher...