Is it normal to wake up disillusioned with an idea you thought was so great?

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Have you ever gone to bed unable to shut your eyes for the passionate racing of your mind as it ponders the gravity and possibilities of an idea you're certain is the brilliant offspring of your genius? Of course you have! I think we all have strokes of genius, however few and far between. But why is it that sometimes the idea that you go to bed thinking is your new raison d'etre turns out to be what you dismiss as the frantic ravings of your overtired brain in the morning?

This is so frustrating! How can a single night's sleep completely alter your perspective? . . . and I'm talking totally sober here. Is this merely a symptom of depression or the reason why humanity seems to be relatively slow to innovate and progress when you think about how many geniuses there are out there? Apparently most of them are not so self assured. Talk about an argument against the collective unconscious . . .

So, people, have you ever gone to bed with a super fantastic plan only to wake up feeling like sticking on your morning coffee is a more worthwhile pursuit?

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  • Shrunk
    9 years ago

    I haven't... But I have dreamed such good ideas I actually tell myself in the dream "remember this for when you wake up!" But alas, it turns out to be complete nonsense in the waking world...

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    • Koda
      9 years ago

      Very rarely I've managed to actually retain a good idea from a dream.

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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    Hence the saying, "sleep on it".

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  • [Old Memory]
    9 years ago

    Wow! I just posted an almost identical question about this today! The link follows. http://isitnormal.com/story/iin-my-opinion-changes-overnight-194759/

    Yesterday night I was looking up flight and hotel packages and planning my finances for a trip, and then this morning I thought the idea of taking the trip was ridiculous. What have been some of your ideas that you dismissed next morning, if you don't mind me asking?

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    • Koda
      9 years ago

      I see the first comment you received on your post was also equally unoriginal XD

      This is a strange coincidence for sure . . . Especially since I always check to make sure nobody has posted a similar topic before me. The odds are crazy that since this site came online nobody had thought of this topic and then suddenly two people did in two days XD Unless, of course, I missed someone when I looked . . . Very possible.

      Maybe I psychically inspired you? lol

      To answer your question, usually I end up rejecting ideas for stories, plans, or projects. Hilariously enough, I too have planned trips with nearly zero notice and changed my mind. Though I've also gone through with spontaneous trips too. They're pretty crazy and exhilarating, though poorly planned.

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      • [Old Memory]
        9 years ago

        Yeah, it's a very weird coincidence. I had been thinking about posting my question several days before I posted it. I don't think this situation, where someone posts the same question as me within a few days, has happened to me on IIN before! And this time I'm thinking about taking the trip, haha... Provided that I can get my finances in order.

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  • seekelp
    9 years ago

    As the saying goes, "The trouble with last nights is that they're always followed by this mornings."

    If you have a really good idea late at night, instead of going to sleep, write it down, think about it and examine it a little bit. Get some of the details taken care of.

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  • Freedom_
    9 years ago

    Oh yes. Maybe we should write these ideas down in a thought journal and see how time changes our perspective? Even if it's not such a good idea in the morning, it could be the missing piece to that truly great idea you thought it was someday.

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