How to be Inspired

The Times last weekend also had a section on sleep and it highlighted the following:
Lack of sleep kills creativity - According to Professor Foster, a good nights sleep increases the likelihood of developing novel solutions to problems. If your grey matter won't produce a solution to a vexing problem - sleep on it.
Go to bed early - One study suggests that the most creative part of our sleeping occurs in the first half of the night, during slow-wave sleep. So if you need an answer to a solution and are short on time, it's best to go to bed early and get up early, rather than to stay up late.
Mull over a problem before you go to bed - Try to direct your creative powers by thinking about the problem you want to solve, but don't fret over it - you won't be able to sleep.