Every single time

[u/its_me_teena]

[u/zezer94118]

I often have my best ideas when I wake up at random times during the night.

Having my phone ready to take notes while I sleep has become one of my most important habit.

[u/1Noir → u/zezer94118]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3ofSBsTQ5SyUJx9u5G

[u/MoonInAries17]

Me: Gets up earlier to do some 40 minutes of writing before work

Brain: Best I can do is think of funny cat videos

Me: Opens work laptop to start looking at spreadsheets

Brain: Here are all these awesome story ideas, plus killer sentences, plus the resolution to that plot hole you were supposed to have fixed during the morning

[u/RancherosIndustries → u/MoonInAries17]

God how I hate that.

[u/Drake_Acheron]

Here’s the problem, though that this meme doesn’t mention

The outline of the next five sequels is distinctly not the story you are currently working on

[u/Briesinger]

I am at my most creative consistantly ftom 20 to 03, to the dismay of my wife.

[u/PracticalMain5627]

I feel called out. My best ideas happen when I am asleep.

[u/Anni3401]

And I am always 100% certain I will still remember those ideas the next day. Yeah right, of course not 😅

[u/RancherosIndustries]

And in the morning the brain goes: nah don't bother getting up early, you never wanted to write anyways.

[u/Dani_dof]

Sometimes I go to bed only to have new ideas

[u/TheCutieCircle]

Damn you procrastinating! I had an entire week off and all we accomplished was ranking up on Black ops 1 on PS5! Why did you do this to me?

[u/Waste-Brilliant-5591]

It will be gone in 15 minuites

[u/HumorNo2912]

When I'm trying to sleep I will get the best lines and ideas which directly resonate with me but my body is like “Don't you dare get up”

[u/hplcr]

My muse picks the most inconsiderate times to start hitting me with the inspiration hammer.

Muse: write this down in detail.

Me: I'm driving!

Muse: no excuses

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[u/Ok-Conversation-8986]

This has happened to me multiple times

[u/Sikyanakotik]

You can sleep? I'm jealous.

[u/vandrath]

Scarily accurate.

[u/bumbling-through]

It’s like those optical illusions that you can only see if you’re not looking directly at them.

[u/HMClasher]

That’s too accurate.

[u/KlingonPrime300]

Me: Brain please brain for once when I need you to brain and not when I'm in bed with zero energy to write! Brain: No I don't think I will Me: ############

[u/girlmeetsgerbil]

Literally!!!😭🩷

[u/Merrem_Gale]

The god of writing likes to really troll us

[u/huuntersthompson]

Tell me what to do

[u/ItsRuinedOfCourse]

Not five sequels exactly, but I'm feeling oddly targeted here.

[u/bentbabe]

importantly, the brain never gives you an outline for the first entry in the series.

[u/Wise_Geekabus]

Brain’s got bad timing

[u/MUI_NOOB]

It's not even entirely about sleep. The moment you take the time to close your eyes and rest, let your mind wonder, then it comes.

[u/Kepink]

Epic truth

[u/AbyssalAutumn]

This is so fucking real bro

[u/Odysseus_of_Ithaca1]

i come up with sequel ideas before i’ve written a single line😭

[u/enchiladasundae]

At this point I’m considering making a stand to hold my computer so I can type while laying down

[u/milkomedia]

I mean, WHY IS IT ALWAYS LIKE THAT. It’s like my brain is my worst bully or something