I've used books on tape (audible) with a 30 minute sleep timer. I've been falling asleep within minutes. After a week or two of listening to the same 30 seconds to a minute, I switch books, because I start to literally dread starting these things up. Perhaps the books are just too boring.
Impacts of lack of sleep
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#52I'm a light sleeper, so noise is a critical concern for me in getting good sleep. My partner is a heavy snorer, and sometimes our son wakes me up to get water (because I'm a light sleeper and get up quicker). I remedied this by sleeping in a separate bed and that helped get some solid sleep. My partner was unhappy with this less affectionate arrangement, but solid sleep is precious!
To top it off, our neighbors have loud cars they like to rev at odd hours in the night. It can be seriously bothersome, and earplugs are needed. We've complained, but they are apathetic.
All this prep to get some solid sleep!
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#53My problem is that I get too much sleep and it's very difficult for me to wake up if there's no meeting scheduled that morning for my flexible remote job or if there's no social pressure to get up. I'll happily sleep 12-14 hours if you let me. I've been this way since I was a teenager, and I'm 25 now. I know this sounds like I'm complaining about a luxury, and lack of sleep is definitely worse, but it's always made m…
I was like that into my 20s. Now in my 40s, I'm lucky to get nine hours. Enjoy it while it lasts and don't worry about it too much. (But set an alarm if it's impacting work.)
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#54I've had trouble with sleep since I was a kid.
- I'm a night owl. The rest of the world runs on mornings, and I hate it. (Working with west coast / remote has made this much easier. Seldom any 10 AM meetings.)
- Work / life balance is impossible if you're trying to do anything substantial outside of work. You have to find time to get it done, and losing sleep is the easiest thing to do.
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#55Bluntly Stated: FUCK. YOU. I have tried everything there is. - lost 20 pounds - check - stopped smoking, alcohol, coffee - check - more sport - check - no screen - check - melatonin - check - light therapy - check - hypnosis - check - phytotherapy - check - accupuncture - check - that thing in your mouth - check - not working for a while - check You think I don't know being tired makes me an asshole? Well rejoice, ap…
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#56How long do I have to lose sleep for permanent effects? My newborn children would like to know their dad isn't going to suffer these problems.
Congratulations! Your newborn has a distinct smell at the back of their head. You can smell it when you’re feeling tired and it will give you energy compared to a shot of espresso. Goes away around 6-7 months. Fully empirical knowledge, I cannot explain the science behind it.
Can you provide some resources? I’m genuinely interested and search results are unyielding.
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#57I'm not sure how much this will do to change anyone. Sure, it's bluntly stated but, well, most people realize quite well that lack of sleep is awful and dangerous. People don't usually do it because they want to do it. Long hours at work, deadlines, stress, occasional bout of Netflix addiction. Out of all of those, there's only one that's easy to resolve and I'd wager that Netflix isn't usually the biggest contributo…
You forgot the most important one: caring for young kids in a nuclear family society with two working parents.
I was waiting for this comment. I have no problem falling asleep and staying asleep, but if one kid keeps you up until 2 and the other wakes you up at 6:30 you can only sleep so long.
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#58Bluntly Stated: FUCK. YOU. I have tried everything there is. - lost 20 pounds - check - stopped smoking, alcohol, coffee - check - more sport - check - no screen - check - melatonin - check - light therapy - check - hypnosis - check - phytotherapy - check - accupuncture - check - that thing in your mouth - check - not working for a while - check You think I don't know being tired makes me an asshole? Well rejoice, ap…
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#59My sleep problem is not that I can't fall asleep when in bed, it's that I can't tell myself to go to the bed to sleep. I think it's some kind of chronic FOMO / productivity bug, but obviously it results in lowered productivity overall because of my effectiveness when fatigued. Has anyone else addressed this issue in their own lives or know some resources tailored to this problem to learn how to better approach bedtim…
Yeah, I get stuck in that loop.
The trick that helps is to realize that I will get more done tomorrow if I go right the fuck to sleep tonight.
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#60Bluntly Stated: FUCK. YOU. I have tried everything there is. - lost 20 pounds - check - stopped smoking, alcohol, coffee - check - more sport - check - no screen - check - melatonin - check - light therapy - check - hypnosis - check - phytotherapy - check - accupuncture - check - that thing in your mouth - check - not working for a while - check You think I don't know being tired makes me an asshole? Well rejoice, ap…
If you haven't done so, try removing dust mites or other potential allergens from your bedroom.