Creative Sleep and the Writing Life, Part II

By William T. Vandegrift, Jr.

In an essay for the Brevity Blog titled Creative Sleep and the Writing Life, I explored various sleep patterns and how they have had an impact not only on me, but on many well-known creative people throughout the ages, ranging from Leonardo da Vinci to Thomas Edison.

I advocated the biphasic sleep pattern, which is common in Europe and Latin America. You sleep for a brief period during the night and then take a nap in the afternoon. I find that this regimen...