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Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?
#22Let my thoughts randomize, about 2 hours before going to sleep. It's the only way to attain the capability of falling asleep...
I fall asleep by randomizing my thoughts but it only takes a couple of minutes
I do the same. I've never seen anyone else talking about it. Whereas it seems like it should be a known ancient technique on how to fall asleep really fast.
Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?
#23Listen to Audible and get lost in a good story. Never self help (for the purposes of the unwind - I do that during day or weekend) as it gives me anxiet so aim for good sci fi or fantasy.
Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
I fall asleep by randomizing my thoughts but it only takes a couple of minutes
What the heck is randomizing your thoughts?
A quick Google search led me to this:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jul/15/shuffle...
Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?
#25Draw a really hot bath, just shy of the hottest temp I can tolerate, and crawl in the tub and sit back and read for a while. Sometimes accompanied by a cup of coffee or a bottle of Coke Zero.
Other than that, lying in bed watching Netflix/Hulu/Prime, or reading.
Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?
#26Red wine, trance music, and mind-blowing sex.
Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?
#27Work out right after work to clear my mind and reenergize, as well as get a little non-work related social interaction.
Make a nice dinner, shower and get warm and clean, then work on some side programming projects in my lamp-lit bedroom (which is the best part of my night because it's completely quiet, calming atmosphere, and I get to focus on learning exactly what I want to).
Then write down my good/bad thoughts on the day in a journal, and finally finish off the night by reading a book before I go to sleep.
Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?
#28I enjoy drinking a cold beer, and playing the Jaw Harp. Very relaxing, indeed.
Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?
#29I know it sounds nuts, but I always found changing clothes made a huge difference for me. Get home and put on a pair of shorts, t-shirt and flip flops, or at least something you would never, ever wear to work. It always made some kind of mental shift in my head.
Preface this with a shower the evening is basically a new day.
Re: Ask HN: How do you unwind at the end of a day?
#30Queue up a handful (maybe an hour or two) of YouTube videos from my subscription box. Not that it's all that different from the typical "flop on couch and veg in from of the boobtube until you pass out" but if you have a diverse subbox you almost never run out of stimulating, fresh content that does more for you than typical Netflix-style content would. Here are some of my favourites: - AvE: https://www.youtube.com/c…
Ha! Just what I'm doing. I'm into cheese making so I watch videos related to that while making some new ones / flipping the stored ones.