Your subconscious is a powerful problem solver.
But it stays quiet while your conscious mind is engaged. Sometimes the answer to a difficult problem comes to you out of nowhere. It just seems to appear in your mind. This is the subconscious giving you the answer.
Here is how you can tap into your subconscious more regularly.
Go to sleep.
You may have heard the expression, “You need to sleep on it,” when it comes to a hard problem.
Sleeping puts the conscious mind to the side and the subconscious takes over. It works thru the problems you have been keeping in your mind. Often I have worked on a problem for hours, go to sleep and almost instantly when I look at it again the next day I see the solution.
When you are facing a difficult problem, make sure you get a good night’s sleep for your best chance at solving it.
Go for a walk with no distractions.
The key here is no distractions.
Ideally this would be a walk thru nature. This takes you away from the stress and pressure that is keeping your mind from being creative. It is important that you do not engage your conscious mind and allow it to rest. No phone, no music with words, just good breathing and walking.
Something about a nice walk lets you access better problem solving.
Meditate.
I am not talking about the “clear your mind of thoughts” kind of meditation.
We are not going for spiritual enlightenment. We are trying to access the problem solving power and speed of our subconscious. The best way I have heard it described was by Tom Bilyeu saying it was like “hanging your body in the closet” while letting your subconscious work.
The idea is to sit with your eyes closed in a quiet or white noise filled room and let your mind sift thru the thoughts cluttering it. If you have not engaged in a meditation practice regularly this may take some time to become effective.
I recommend the method described in the book “Stress Less Accomplish More” by Emily Fletcher.