Many people think that to come up with something new, you need to sit at a table, strain yourself and make your brain work with all its might. But we've all had the opposite experience: the more pressure you put on yourself, the emptier your head gets. But it's worth distracting yourself with something light - a shower, a walk, the way home, a conversation about nothing — and suddenly there's a "click" and the solution pops up on its own.

This is not an accident. When we're stressed, the brain is preoccupied with survival: it's focused on the task at hand and sees no other options. And in a relaxed state, it's as if he lets go of the blinders and begins to connect things that he hadn't put together before. We think we're resting, but in fact there's work going on inside — quiet, background work.

You can imagine it like this: you hold your fist clenched until it hurts. You can't put a stone or a coin in it. But once you open your palm, a place immediately appears there. So it is with thoughts: tension keeps them outside, relaxation opens the entrance.

Therefore, rest is not a luxury and not a waste of time. It's part of the process. When we allow ourselves to stop, we give new ideas a chance to find their way to us. And the more often we create such "islands of peace" for ourselves, the more unexpected discoveries we can catch.

Sometimes the most valuable thought comes not in the office, but in the kitchen, in the park, or even when we're just looking out the window. And this has its own simple truth: a relaxed person sees more broadly.