[itsmemattchung]

I'm seriously intrigued by how the unconscious mind works as it relates to problem solving. Anybody here have recommendations to literature that digs into this beautiful phenomenon of taking breaks/walks resulting in the answer manifesting itself?

[ruraljuror]

Barbara Oakley talks about it in a Mind for Numbers:

“I generally liked to work on my more difficult subjects, like math, in the morning, when I was fresh. I still practice this approach today. I have some of my best mental breakthroughs in the bathroom and shower—it’s when I take my mind off the subject that the diffuse mode is able to work its magic.”

[bcbrown]

It's not scientific literature, but I got the inspiration from the book "Pragmatic Thinking and Learning".