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A theme worth exploring further?

this separation of unconscious and conscious greatly intrigues me.  The separation is often more one-sided though: the conscious gets the majority of the 'action' in social relations.  Should the unconscious have its time to come forward? ... Brie

you are so correct about consciousness interrupting and getting in the way of meditating.  It is tough to live-in-the-moment because (mostly conscious) thoughts keep clouding us from being 100% involved in one thing that we are doing now.  A quiet mind for a period of time during the day is very restful.  Most of us do not know how to truly relax ... Edward

many times we tell our students their thinking too hard or making something more difficult then it has to be...when they relax and just  "do" they seem to get it ... Dalia

I've read "The Inner Game of Golf" which trains one to get their conscious brain out of the way and activate the subconscious talent one has in golf.  When I do it well, it works.  It is hard to do because you need to shut down the ego.  I've applied the technique to other physical pursuits, but until Tue morning had not thought to use it in a purely intellectual vein.  Time to reread the book and consider how to take advantage of the power of the subconscious ... Stephen

Some additional perhaps relevant books ...

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance ... Robert Persig, 1974

The Tao is Silent ... Raymond Smullyan, 1977

Beyond Boredom and Anxiety: Experiencing Flow in Work and Play ... Mihály Csíkszentmihály, 1975 (also Flow, The Psychology of Optimal Experience, 1990)