University algorithm class assignment is due tomorrow at 1pm. I start working on it at midnight the day of. At around 4-5am I was stumped from a few problems, and went to campus to get some coffee. Tim Horton's doesn't open until 7am. I sit down in a chair and fall asleep.
While I was sleeping (half sleeping?), I dream-solved the remainder of the problems.
At 7am, I awoke, got my coffee, then went to type up the solutions.
Now, when I dream of code, I can hear my inner self saying "no, please! I actually want to rest" because most of the times I feel like I'm in a loop exploring the same solutions over and over.
I've had to get out of bed and do something else so I can go back to sleep without having one of those weird dreams.
My technique to get good sleep is to fantasize that I am in a spaceship flying through the galaxy or observing Andromeda galaxy. Other times I dream of the Shire and that works too!
Hat tip for Timmies though.