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Post by flurdy »

Rudism wrote: post #233
flurdy wrote: post #137

I wrote [1] about my tip for falling sleep: Daydream. I now coach my own kids to do the same and it works. Essentially do not think about things that has happened; It just gets you annoyed with regrets that can not be changed. Do not think about the future; You will get excited, anxious, annoyed and too worked up to sleep. Also covers sports, politics, relationship, technology etc. Think about things that do not affe…

I like to write short fiction sometimes as a hobby (usually just for myself, or occasionally posted anonymously on the internet), with a big reason being that I have something to think about when I'm trying to fall asleep or distract myself from anxiety. The only annoying thing is that sometimes I come up with a great idea as I'm falling asleep, and get excited to put it down in writing, only to find the next morning…

Many great ideas have been invented/solved at night to mostly be forgotten by the morning

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Post by anonyfox »

JohnBooty wrote: post #238
anonyfox wrote: post #172

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ADHD chiming in. That approach just doesn’t work when you have to actively spend nontrivial brain energy to even brush your teeth, every day. There is no such thing as a hackable routine, atomic/keystone habits, or „too lazy to stay on track“.

Just a thought. I am diagnosed with ADHD as well and struggle at times. actively spend nontrivial brain energy to even brush your teeth I doubt you'll see this but this statement has really stuck in my mind. Do you think that neurotypicals aren't spending non-trivial brain energy to build and maintain habits? I agree that this kind of thing is harder for those of us with ADHD. It is not just a discipline issue. But,…

Oh, I totally get your point. And of course habits require energy spending (but less and less over time). But with adhd it’s kind of different game.

Like a mental „erectile dysfunction“ - if you *really* are in the mood it can be done, but if not there is no way to force it. (Except for some pills.) it’s not a willpower issue to begin with.

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Post by suddenclarity »

xcdzvyn wrote: post #13
Hamuko wrote: post #6

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Soliciting donations without a permit is potentially illegal in my country, so selling a worthless item might be a better way to go about it. Might be something like that.

Wow, a permit is 300 EUR + 120 EUR / year. There's no way this can really cover a single person asking for donations on their website, can it? That's insane. It also looks like you need to specify information about your "organisation", including specifying a treasurer? How could a single person even fill this out if they wanted to? ~~ It appears permits aren't given to individuals and there is simply no legal way for…

I think it's a non-issue since I doubt this would count as a donation in a legal sense. It's the same with Twitch streamers. You pay them because they do X and then it's a regular work income, not a donation.

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Post by ibmoreira »

flurdy wrote: post #137

I wrote [1] about my tip for falling sleep: Daydream. I now coach my own kids to do the same and it works. Essentially do not think about things that has happened; It just gets you annoyed with regrets that can not be changed. Do not think about the future; You will get excited, anxious, annoyed and too worked up to sleep. Also covers sports, politics, relationship, technology etc. Think about things that do not affe…

That's something I've actually been doing for years.

In my case, the fantasy that tends to work best is one where I become something akin to Batman, fighting crime in my hometown of Rio de Janeiro.

I begin to imagine where I'd set up my Batcave, the types of villains I'd confront, the kind of vehicle I'd use to navigate the city, and then I gradually fall asleep.

I experiment with various stories, but it's safe to say that the superhero genre has a much higher success rate for me.

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Post by skyraptor »

amelius wrote: post #2

But what if you have restless leg syndrome?

I had RLS pretty bad, and that makes it impossible to lay still in bed. I "cured" the RLS somehow. It was probably either, or a combination of, going keto and/or giving up a lifestyle of chronic cardio exercise. I've been RLS free for over a decade now. Lying still in bed is possible now, though still not super easy for me, but at least RLS isn't part of the problem.

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Post by beaugunderson »

My most powerful "getting to sleep hack" involves paradoxical intention... if I'm ever unable to fall asleep I think to myself "I wish I could stay awake but I'm just so tired" and I'm out within a few minutes.
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