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Re: How to rest well

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Post by xwdv »

flerchin wrote: post #82
mlac wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To get primed for the day, my protocol involves 3 cycles through a cold plunge (28 degree salinated water) and a sauna. On the third cold plunge I use the taser to boost the CNS. Would not recommend this unless you’ve studied the Wim Hof method and have medical supervision.

Really not sure if this is satire.

I’ve tried this method at a spa, it’s pretty effective. I’ve looked into getting a Japanese style soaking tub for my spare bathroom so I could also fit a sauna and just do it at home, but it’s still not enough space. I would user a lower voltage taser probably if I was doing it myself.

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Post by wpearse »

oedmarap wrote: post #9

One of the strategies that changed my sleep quality for the better is to stop taking coffee after 9 AM; after learning that caffeine has a half-life of around 6-7 hours[0], but a quarter-life of around 12 hours. If you have a cup of coffee at noon, a quarter of that caffeine can still be circulating around your brain at midnight. [0] https://youtu.be/k5BMGmf1ai0

I’ll often have an espresso in the evening after dinner, and I sleep well after.

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Post by zuj »

oedmarap wrote: post #9

One of the strategies that changed my sleep quality for the better is to stop taking coffee after 9 AM; after learning that caffeine has a half-life of around 6-7 hours[0], but a quarter-life of around 12 hours. If you have a cup of coffee at noon, a quarter of that caffeine can still be circulating around your brain at midnight. [0] https://youtu.be/k5BMGmf1ai0

Thanks. Being a HSP(highly sensitive person) I am always careful of my coffee after lunch. Now I realised I need to either have it early morning or not at all.

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Post by kodisha »

2-718-281-828 wrote: post #43
shoto_io wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

no need to be sorry about :) I always jump to the discussions first before reading the article.

I mean I tried reading it but it was so shallow an meandering - couldn't bear it

My first year at HN - 95% articles, 5% comments

10+ years later - 95% comments, 5% reading articles themselves.

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Post by embeng4096 »

glial wrote: post #84
helpfulmandrill wrote: post #33

So we've got to optimize rest now? I'm so tired of this world.

Relevant recent post from the always delightful Convivial Society: https://theconvivialsociety.substack.com/p/you-cant-optimize... Takeaway: There are two key points. First, our exhaustion—in its various material and immaterial dimensions—is a consequence of the part we play in a techno-social milieu whose rhythms, scale, pace, and demands are not conducive to our well-being, to say nothing of the well-being of other…

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