可乐无限

前段时间我曾抱怨过糟糕的环境对我创作灵感的恶劣影响，以至于我不得不选择在下午、傍晚睡觉，夜深人静的时候爬起来写作到黎明。今天无意中在英国《每日电信报》上看到一则信息，我迫不得已的选择竟然无心插柳暗合了最新的科学依据。

研究显示，大脑最具有创造力的时刻是晚上10点04分，最不具有创造力的时刻是下午4点33分。灵感在下午最不可能出现，办公室职员在午饭后解决问题能力最差，92%的人承认下午毫无想像力。

1426人的调查显示有四分之一的人等到夜深人静的时候去寻找灵感。另外，浴室是个容易刺激创造力的好地方，研究还显示，58%的人没能在灵感出现时立刻写下来，女性在这方面则比较成功。

英文原文如下：

Brainwave most likely to strike at 10.04pm

By Matthew Moore

People are at their most creative late at night with 10.04pm the most likely time for a eureka moment, research has shown.

Brainwaves are least likely to strike in the afternoon, according to a survey that suggests office workers have little chance of solving problems after lunch.

The least creative time in the day is 4.33pm, with 92 per cent of people admitting to feeling uninspired in the afternoon.

The poll of 1,426 people showed that a quarter of us stay up late burning the midnight oil when seeking inspiration.

Taking a shower is the most popular way of getting our creative juices flowing, with 44 per cent of us heading beneath the nozzle when in need of a mental breakthrough.

It appears that bathrooms have a key role to play in bringing on brainwaves. Greek scientist Archimedes is reported to have shouted “Eureka!” (“I have found it!”) after the spillage of water from his bath helped him understand how to measure volume.

The research also showed that 58 per cent of people forget their best ideas by failing to write them down immediately, although women are more successful at keeping note of their brainwaves.

A third of all people polled aged 35 or more choose to write notes on the backs of their hands, the poll by the Crowne Plaza hotel chain showed.

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