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Re: Sleep technique used by Salvador Dalí works

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Post by johnisgood »

mkaic wrote: post #4

This is absolutely fascinating. I'm really interested to learn why this seems to work so reliably well. What's going on on a chemical/electrical level in the brain during N1 sleep that gives it this unique ability, and why does it go away if you go too deep and enter N2 sleep? Also, I'm incredibly eager to try this out now. First I've heard of it and it seems too good to be true.

I was also amazed when I could solve logic puzzles (it was a logic game) after having looked at it[1] for a couple of seconds. I cannot/could not explain how I solved it, I could not tell you in advance that I have to move left, then right to connect this and that and so forth, but after having looked at it for a couple of seconds, I pressed the keys "intuitively" and solved it! I did not believe that it really worked at first, but after I solved many difficult levels this way, I was pleasantly shocked. I remember being somewhat sleep deprived at that time as well.

[1] As in... simply looked. I did not try to solve it consciously.

Re: Sleep technique used by Salvador Dalí works

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Post by kreeben »

This sleep technique can be easily replicated in modern life: work from home, have lunch then a lie-down then have the Teams app's blippedy blip blip blip incoming message audio notifications wake you up to the harsh world of reality.

Haven't felt this leads to me feeling especially creative, though.

Re: Sleep technique used by Salvador Dalí works

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Post by pier25 »

I think I once got into this hypnagogic state by accident. I was having a nap and my dogs woke me up because it was time for their walk.

I felt sleepy while walking the dogs but also had a clarity regarding anything I examined in my mind. It's as if my regular state of mind was like walking in a forest with limited visibility, and now I could see the territory from a bird's perspective.

This lasted for about 15 mins maybe. I've never been able to experience this again. Maybe I should try this technique :)

Re: Sleep technique used by Salvador Dalí works

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Post by cgb223 »

kreeben wrote: post #13

This sleep technique can be easily replicated in modern life: work from home, have lunch then a lie-down then have the Teams app's blippedy blip blip blip incoming message audio notifications wake you up to the harsh world of reality. Haven't felt this leads to me feeling especially creative, though.

It makes me imagine creative ways to quit my job and run away to an island somewhere

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Re: Sleep technique used by Salvador Dalí works

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Post by ohiovr »

mkaic wrote: post #4

This is absolutely fascinating. I'm really interested to learn why this seems to work so reliably well. What's going on on a chemical/electrical level in the brain during N1 sleep that gives it this unique ability, and why does it go away if you go too deep and enter N2 sleep? Also, I'm incredibly eager to try this out now. First I've heard of it and it seems too good to be true.

Looks like the brain has several layers of conscious states. The brain consumes many calories and thinking hard can make you tired. Especially if you have been very productive for a long time and then hit a wall. At the point of mental exhaustion, the brain desires sleep. You fall asleep and begin having a psychosis. The brain uses symbols that represent the psychosis causing hallucination. There is something about breaking the psychosis at the right time that alleviates some mental problems. Disclosure: I'm bipolar. I have some experience with psychosis I can tell you! All dreams are like psychoses..

Re: Sleep technique used by Salvador Dalí works

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Post by pluc »

kreeben wrote: post #13

This sleep technique can be easily replicated in modern life: work from home, have lunch then a lie-down then have the Teams app's blippedy blip blip blip incoming message audio notifications wake you up to the harsh world of reality. Haven't felt this leads to me feeling especially creative, though.

Someone needs to measure the anxiety between the first blip and the potential second/multiple blips or expectation thereof

Re: Sleep technique used by Salvador Dalí works

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Post by ohiovr »

cgb223 wrote: post #15
kreeben wrote: post #13

This sleep technique can be easily replicated in modern life: work from home, have lunch then a lie-down then have the Teams app's blippedy blip blip blip incoming message audio notifications wake you up to the harsh world of reality. Haven't felt this leads to me feeling especially creative, though.

It makes me imagine creative ways to quit my job and run away to an island somewhere ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Don't go to an island:

every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. [rev 16:20]

Re: Sleep technique used by Salvador Dalí works

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Post by ohiovr »

stavros wrote: post #17
ohiovr wrote: post #10

My Dad also took a lot of naps. I've never been able to fill his shoes figuratively or literally. He was sharp as a pin.

He also had big feet?

Sure did. He stood 6 foot 4 inches. I'm 5'9. His shoes were quite fascinating growing up as a little guy.
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