Kounios and Beeman (2009) show that many insight solutions come when one is in a relaxed state. Furthermore, positive mood helps with insight solutions. But practically speaking, is it wise to try and induce conditions that support insight solutions? Would trying to induce conditions that support insight solutions be counterproductive because of some type of meta-cognitive process in the background? I assume that most people who have eureka moments do not explicitly seek out to have them.ReferencesKounios, J., & Beeman, M. (2009). The Aha! Moment The Cognitive Neuroscience of Insight. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 18(4), 210-216.
Is actively trying to create insight inducing conditions effective in generating insights?
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