73Go Mindless!
If you’ve been running on all four cylinders of brainpower, then slam on the breaks and go mindless—by doing something that doesn’t use much brainpower at all.
That could be washing the dishes, vacuuming, cleaning your desk, or straightening your files. The point is to choose something that you can do on autopilot.
Stay clear of activities that require you to make choices or analyze anything. To go mindless means to do something you’re so familiar with you could do it in your sleep.
Scientists have found that switching from heavy-duty thinking to more routine tasks is similar to flipping a circuit breaker. You go from grappling in the dark with a decision to suddenly finding the solution bathed in a whole new light.
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