he had a sleeping disorder
he had a sleeping disorder
Descartes didn’t get up before 11 am because he developed his lifestyle like that when he was studying the Books of Clavius. He would use the excuse that ‘he was too sickly to get out of bed and so he thinks until 11am’.
Rene Descartes reportedly woke up at 11 AM because he believed that his most productive thinking occurred during the night. He often worked late into the night, engaging in deep philosophical and mathematical contemplation, which led to his late mornings. This routine allowed him to maximize his creativity and intellectual output, aligning with his personal preferences and work style.
What? Pyrrho died more than 18 Centuries before Descartes!
How did Rene Descartes come up the cartesian plane?
Are you talking about my parents trying to wake me up in the morning? Cause that's what it sounds like. NOBODY wakes me up before 11am.
Descartes was a student of all the philosophers and mathematicians who had preceded him. Every great thinker builds on what has come before. Beyond that, he thought about interesting unanswered questions and tried to come up with answers.
DESCARTES Rule in math class. (geometry and up!)
Descartes had the habit of sleeping in and waking up late, often not rising before 11 am, due to his belief that morning hours were unproductive and better spent in bed contemplating his philosophical ideas in a relaxed state. He felt that he was most creative and productive in the quiet, solitary hours of the night and early morning.
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