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Post by APuschilov » Wed, Sep 05, 2012, 2:35 PM UTC

akg wrote: post #23

It's like PG says in his essay,"The Island Test": "The notebook and pen are professional equipment, as it were. Though actually there is something druglike about them, in the sense that their main purpose is to make me feel better. I hardly ever go back and read stuff I write down in notebooks. It's just that if I can't write things down, worrying about remembering one idea gets in the way of having the next. Pen and…

I totally agree. Writing stuff down is good, but coming up with a solution to a problem in bed or actually while you're asleep is even better.

At least in my personal case, I've solved the hardest problems while being asleep.

Re: undefined

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Post by Johngibb » Wed, Sep 05, 2012, 5:40 PM UTC

I flagged this post. The article is not written by anyone with a background in the topic, and is a blatant spam for a to-do list app. There's nothing wrong with promoting one's projects here, but I'd rather see it done honestly, not snuck into an article on sleep.

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Post by carlesfe » Wed, Sep 05, 2012, 6:41 PM UTC

stephengillie wrote: post #30

carlesfe wrote: post #24

Brain activity aside, I would recommend everybody to exercise at least half an hour in the evening. It guarantees a nice feeling of tiredness at night, and sleep comes easily. Works wonders for me.

For me and many others, exercising before sleep will just keep us up for a few more hours. I prefer to get my exercise in the late morning or early afternoon. Unless it's a very hot day, then I like to exercise in the morning while the day is heating up.

Not before, but in the afternoon.

For example, I exercise from 19-20 and go to sleep at midnight. But if I have a football match at, say, 23, then it's impossible to go to sleep afterwards, I'm too tired.

Try whatever works for you. Humans are meant to exercise in order to follow their natural metabolism cycle, so an hour of any exercise, just before dinner, works wonders.