The premise of the book is great and the author really delivers. Great read. Highly recommended. .

As the the title implies, this book contains a lot of pointers and techniques for solving all kinds of problems (and therefore reducing stress), change personality traits and awaken your creativity. How? by guiding, training or simply letting your brain do what it naturally does best: problem-solving. Even if this book might seem to be focused on thinking while sleeping, it also gives tips and exercises for solving problems while you are awake. If you have read about NLP, reframing, lucid dreaming or cognitive psychology (to name a few) then the contents of this book might feel familiar to you at one point or another.

This book consists mostly of case examples of people using sleep thinking to solve an issue. Eric Maisel presents a 18 steps program to facilitate the natural sleep thinking process of the brain. There are so many examples, that I would expect that you can identify with at least one of them or with their problem (problems about roomates, changing jobs, socializing, teenager doing drugs, dealing with step-kids, artists, writers, etc). In my case, I was a bit disappointed as I was expecting a more factual approach focusing on the method, background and troubleshooting without using so many case examples that, at some point, started feeling more like positive testimonials or as a way to convince that sleep thinking works (which I know it does, because I have intuitively done it, and therefore got bored at most of the story parts, which were a lot). However, I did find the method and tips given of great help in general, specially the six anxiety-management strategies, think in 20s exercise and 12 tips for upgrading your personality. As you can see, it gives advice for happiness and well-being in general, not just sleep thinking, so it suits best those who want an easy to understand self-help book, specially if you are new to this subject. However, If you are looking for a scholarly/ scientific approach, I wouldn't recommend this one, this is more a hands-on practical book. So, if the latter is what you are looking for, by all means read it. I got my eArc from NetGalley

Although the ideas are not new the approach the author takes will appeal to some readers. There is a lot in the book and plenty of insights and food for thought. It is an easy read even though it is a little repetitive and stretched out in parts Overall a good resource that might prove to be the sleep key for some readers. Thank you

I am like many I can't seem to sleep. It escapes me nightly to the point I think myself taking cat naps throughout the day.

I have tried everything and when I mean everything I mean EVERYTHING. new bed, new pillows, moving the bed,, sleeping pills over the counter and prescription. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't work.
When I saw this book as a chance not only to review but to try something new.
I can't say this book had anything I hadn't already tried but it did give me some insight into why I might not be sleeping as well as I hoped it.

I give some of the ideas a shot and while they didn't always work I think stress is a huge reason why sleep escapes so many and this book as quite a few ideas I want to try though out the next year in hopes I will be able to add to this review.
Thank you to Netgalley an the publisher for the advance copy

This is not one I would recommend it is pretty much a rehash of old "miracle"  shortcut to learning anything you want without having to work for it.

This book was long and drawn out in my opinion. I think that if the book were shortened and more concise, I would have enjoyed it more. The book has a lot of great advice, but it seemed to reiterate itself.

Sleep Thinking, as contemplated by the title refers to consciously focusing your mind before sleep to have your sleeping mind work on a question, issue or problem. There is, in fact, a fairly straightforward process that is recommended by the author that can be applied fairly easily and quickly. However, the bulk of the book serves as elaboration on this simple premise and is one of the more disjointed pieces of writing I’ve come across. Switching without warning between anecdotes, lists, outlined theses, and Q & A. Again, there are some good bits in there, but the lack of organization and repetitive nature of the material makes it difficult to follow. The material might be good fodder for a TED talk, or a shorter volume, but is unwieldy as currently presented.