The artist Salvador Dalí, known for surrealist paintings such as his 1952 Galatea of the Spheres, experimented with waking himself up during hypnagogia (the transition into sleep) to boost his creativity.

unread filter

I bet other stackers have been through the same thing, like, you just wanna see the newest posts you haven't checked out yet. So, what's the move? My idea is we throw in a new filter right next to 'hot,' 'recent,' and 'top.' We could call it 'unread,' and when you tap that, it only shows you posts since the last time you hit it. And here's the kicker: it'd be ordered from oldest to newest, which is the opposite of how the 'recent' filter works.