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It's surprisingly simple and works.
The "buy a blank PDF" part of that site made me chuckle. I wonder what accounting reasons there would be to do that rather than just ask for a tip, or if he did it simply for the humor.
Happy to report I've had one person buy the PDF.
A rule I set is that I don’t ever lie down on my bed unless I’m sleeping which means you don’t relax and use phone. Better if you don’t use your bed ever for any other activity than sleep and f’ing
The important thing is to wake at a regular time and to go to sleep when you're tired. It's not necessary to go to sleep at a regular time. This no-bullshit page has some more detailed info with references: https://insomniasos.net/
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Podcasts have been a godsend for me. I can’t lay in silence, either, because then my mind just races. But with a podcast you can just close your eyes and listen. It almost takes me back to my parents reading to me. Science / nature podcasts work really well. I avoid true crime, social issues, politics, tech, or work topics. The Ologies podcast is amazing. There’s even a podcast called Nothing Really Happens designed…
> Podcasts I used to be the same. But I find it just keeps me up more because there is so much potential for it to become interesting...even the most boring pods. Now I remove my bed from the bedroom and if anything I use a Calm sleep story.
Most of these comments are about sleep, but the article really isn't. It's about where to apply willpower to change a habit, slowly but surely. I found the part about recognizing small changes rather than fixating on the end goal especially helpful. You don't need to go to sleep an hour earlier to be building a habit. Two minutes more effort counts.
I’ve been meditating every day for 3 years. I now meditate more than 1 hours every day. How did I do it? My only goal was to do at least 1 min of meditation a day but every day. No excuse. It’s my opinion that this is the best and easiest method to build a meditation practice.
The best kind of parody: the one you almost can’t tell is parody. My sense is that the core issue with people who actually think this way is that they lack empathy. They assume that their context is shared by everyone. So if one simple trick worked for them, it surely must work for everyone else.
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I’ve found something similar: to fall asleep visualise something vividly. It could be a scenario (a daydream as you suggest) or a scene. The steps go something like this: be still, relax face, stop thinking (or distract self with audio you’re heard before), vividly picture, wake up.
> I’ve found something similar: to fall asleep visualise something vividly. It could be a scenario (a daydream as you suggest) or a scene. This method also has the advantage for those of us who can't normally visualise while awake. When you are on the boundary of sleep you can somehow take advantage of your dream circuits to help you out. This is the only time of day I'm able to see anything but black when closing my…
I disagree with the point about exercising. Some days I look forward to running because I remember the great runs where I felt energetic. But once I'm out running I realize it's a bad day and it takes willpower to keep going.