2022-09-14产生新想法的第三步：放空大脑，让潜意识在背后运作

Step 3: The incubating stage, where you let something beside the conscious mind do the work of synthesis. （孕育期，让自己意识之外的大脑，即在潜意识里，做整合性的工作。）

In this third stage you make absolutely no effort of a direct nature. You drop the whole subject and put the problem out of your mind as completely as you can. （在第三阶段，不需要做任何直接相关的工作，只需要将所有相关的问题尽可能的从大脑当中清除出去。）

It is important to realize that this is just as definite and just as necessary a stage in the process as the two preceding ones. What you have to do at this time, apparently, is to turn the problem over to your unconscious mind and let it work while you sleep. （第三步的重要性绝不亚于前面两步。它要做的是使面对的问题进入自己的潜意识层面，这样即便是在睡觉时大脑也在孕育相关的想法。）

So when you reach this third stage in the production of an idea, drop the problem completely and turn to whatever stimulates your imagination and emotions. Listen to music, go to the theater or movies, read poetry or a detective story. （生成新想法的第三步，就是要完全放下问题，转向那些可以激发自己的想象力和情绪的活动，比如听听音乐，走进剧院或电影院，阅读诗歌或侦探故事。）