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> trying to go straight from technical work to sleep is usually not a good idea

I did this with an assignment last night and ended up dreaming about linear algebra. I did not sleep well!

Ahaha, I remember when I studied database systems and concepts once I had a vivid dream that I was inside a database or even like a database myself, and I saw visually how indexes were working - sort of 3D dynamic representation of pictures in the book I read.

There is a Fields medal winner, who does math in his sleep. John von Neumann loved to work in noisy environments, did not like quiet places.

It's rather common to dream about math or computing when you are solving some hard problem or digesting some topics with a time limit (next exam, project deadline, etc.)

As for Fields medalists, they are extremely creative folks who can find new and effective ways to tackle seriously deep problems, even when doing things unrelated to math (swimming, hiking, etc.)

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