Finally. Mankind exists for almost a million years, but only now are we taught how to sleep. Seriously, how did our ancestors survive?
How to Sleep
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Re: How to Sleep
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I mean, what am I supposed to do in my leisure time if I can't look at glowing screens? Just sit around and pretend I'm in the 90s?
We watched TV in the 90s. Lots and lots. Try the 40s.
Maybe not the 40s, I know who's been there and says it was not the best times to be around.
Re: How to Sleep
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I had huge issues falling asleep. I was unable to fall asleep before 1am and had to get up at 6am. So Monday - Friday was a downward spiral of sleep debt and all of stresses that come with that. I eliminated blue light (mostly) after 8:00 and it help slightly but within the margin of error. I then added 15 minutes of mindfulness meditation everyday at lunch. Nothing wooy just mindfulness. Within 2 weeks i was natural…
Good work, and pretty nice that something as seemingly simple as 15 minutes of mindfulness yielded great results. Are you fast paced in general? It is my experience that mindfulness enables the brain to put things away easier throughout the day, but it is really difficult the first week or so, because you actively have to let thoughts fly away.
I am. Before meditation i was never present my head was in a million different places. I could be having dinner with my family but really i was solving a coding problem, thinking about an interaction i had at work, recalling <horrible thing i did when i was 6). It was hard the first week i used the headspace app and started at 10 minutes a day, got up to 30 minutes using the app but could never keep up with a daily habit. 15 minutes seemed to be the magic number for me. It was long enough to help and short enough that i was able to incorporate it daily.
Re: How to Sleep
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Ritual helps me shut down. Power off the computer, make tea, curl up on the couch and read, brush teeth, etc. Going from 60 to 0 instantly is never realistic.
Tea has caffeine, IIANM regular caffeine intake has long term effects on sleep.
Herbal teas often consumed at night don't normally contain caffeine.