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How to Fall Asleep in Two Minutes or Less
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Re: How to Fall Asleep in Two Minutes or Less
#22I have two 'tricks' to falling asleep (but this article looks better).
The first is to play the 'unrelated words' game, where you think of a word as completely unrelated to the last word as possible.
The second is to count up and work out whether the current number is prime.
Both occupy the mind while minimizing stress, allowing the body to relax into sleep.
I'm definitely going to try the techniques in the article though.
This also made me think of Feynman's sleep experiments:
https://www.reddit.com/r/LucidDreaming/comments/1p1107/richa...
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#23I have done this for as long as I can remember, except I didn't do the physical relaxation.
I just close my eyes and think "sleep, sleep, etc". Slowly and methodically to take away other thoughts. It doesn't work 100% for me. Maybe I will try to add the physical relaxation.
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#24Those who are keen on exploring more should look up various relaxation methods that fall under the umbrella of Yoga Nidra. The technique described here is generally a preparatory exercise for a following 61 point or 31 point relaxation method (usually done lying down on the back).
As one makes progress in their practice they will find that their body and mind will start experiencing deeper rest for the same or lesser amount of sleep.
Some of the relaxation methods can be done upon waking up too -- gets rid of grogginess.
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#25Regarding falling asleep - I've noticed an interesting phenomenon in myself. Usually it takes me around 30 minutes to fall asleep, during which period I seem to gradually mellow, my internal narrative becomes weaker until I finally fall asleep. During the final stages of that process, I sometimes imagine beautiful and quite complex music or art that I like a lot (unfortunately, I'm nowhere skilled enough to try to cr…
For me, this exact state is also an ideal one to truly enjoy great music. The music can become surreal and surround me.
I've never used drugs, but this is how I imagine hallucinogens to be...
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#26I'll mention something related, just to see how widespread my experience is. Sometimes when I am just about to fall asleep, I suddenly become very aware of my receding consciousness. It's a strongly uncomfortable feeling accompanied by a rush of energy that wakes me up instantly.
It feels almost like my body thinks it's about to die, so it does a desperate hail mary to stay alive, or something. Very unsettling.
Does anyone know what this might be about?
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#27When I have to sleep I just start reading comments in a HN post, or start scrolling 9GAG Cute section with my eyes purposefully half-closed. I don’t remember when I fall asleep but most of the times I have only scrolled through less than a dozen posts/comments. Night mode with lowest backlight possible is what helps. This trick is useless in public where there’s a chance of losing the grip of your phone; I’ve been using this technique for several years now after a friend of mine in my Uni taught me.
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#28I've had various forms of insomnia most of my life. If this could really be turned into a reliable technique or product for people to fall asleep, they would become rich. Recently, my bigger problem is I wake up in the middle of the night and can't fall back asleep easily.
Insomnia effects so many people and it increases to effect more people over time. I have found that reducing overall internet and computer usage has greatly increased my ability to fall asleep.
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#29Yes, "Art of Manliness" website, please send me all of your push updates to my browser
Honestly the way the page is styled reeks of "overcompensation".
Re: How to Fall Asleep in Two Minutes or Less
#30Regarding falling asleep - I've noticed an interesting phenomenon in myself. Usually it takes me around 30 minutes to fall asleep, during which period I seem to gradually mellow, my internal narrative becomes weaker until I finally fall asleep. During the final stages of that process, I sometimes imagine beautiful and quite complex music or art that I like a lot (unfortunately, I'm nowhere skilled enough to try to cr…
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