Practicing Creativity While Sleeping

High-wire artist Philippe Petit, author of Creativity: The Perfect Crimeexplains how he practices creativity while sleeping. If he falls asleep with an idea in his head, Petit allows his subconscious self the opportunity to find a solution. Often he wakes up with the solution sitting there waiting for him.

When I review or try to describe my creativity, I realize it’s a nonstop train and people say, “Yeah, well at some point you go to sleep.” Well actually this moment where we think we rest...