Bad news
http://nautil.us/issue/62/systems/there-is-no-such-thing-as-unconscious-thought
(Thesis: Inspiration doesn't come from the brain working "in the background")
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/there-is-no-such-thing-as-conscious-thought/
(Thesis: We have to "read our own mind" to figure out our feelings and intentions)
The second article is kinda far out, I'm not sure I get what he's getting at
And the first one is kind of disappointing in its narrow definition of "unconscious thought"
Also I don't think "list things that are foods or countries" is a good test because it doesn't require coming up with creative connections
Hey if you could check out my college a cappella group that'd be awesome, we sing Jewish songs in Hebrew https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Hw5AzFWkbWrPU2ff9bvUB
I'm a fan of this one in particular
You can follow @akivaw.
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