i subscribe to the opposite of this myself. write with a cold rational mind first thing after waking as sober as you'll ever be and fresh from dreaming. then when you've got a big notebook full get pissed one evening and have a great night reading through thinking that bit's wicked i'm a genius, that bit's crap lol what was i thinking *drinks* who gives a fuck, get rid of it - red marker pen handy. this worksThat is a risk with weed so you have to follow hemingway's 'write drunk edit sober' dictum when creating stuff stoned.
At the same time I think it unlocks creative/analytical thoughts in your mind that you'd never have sober. So it is very useful in that respect.
And this is the reason why.What I've noticed about doing weed recently is that it makes you dwell on every idea that comes into your head a bit longer, it also makes every thought feel like a eureka moment, meaning you end up thinking a lot of stupid ideas are important.
I think it's particularly bad for producing because you can just be listening to the same loop for hours, a bit different for instrumentalists etcI found weed bad for making music back when I did that, I'd fixate on tiny things for hours and then realise the next day the track was terrible anyway.
I'm never taking sleeping advice off youThe usual advice works for me tbh,
- Force yourself to get up at a decent time.
- Do things throughout the day to tire yourself out.
- Don't eat too much at night.
- Get off the computer and read or watch a film before bed instead.