Albert Einstein would rest sitting in a chair while holding a rock in his hand. As soon as he began to fall asleep, the rock would fall and wake him up.
This is the behavior of a crazy person, right? Wrong.
Einstein was after a mode of brain operation called the theta state where you have big brain wave activity but in slow frequency. I think of it as a slow, powerful heartbeat happening in your brain.
The theta state of mind is when your brain doesn’t stifle ideas and doesn’t make you feel guilty for trying new things. It is a positive and creative mindset.
This mindset you will fall into when you’re taking a shower or when you’ve been driving on the highway for a considerable amount of time, and generally when you realize you’re doing something and you don’t remember the last five minutes or so of what you were doing.
You’re in a state where you’re awake but also kind of daydreaming. Your body is on auto-pilot and not requiring you to think much of what you’re doing. You’re in the theta state and things are getting wild and creative. Give me more.