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I recently read something (can't remember where) about how a lot of people have trouble sleeping because lying down to go to sleep is the first chance their min
by jon_richards 10y ago
I recently read something (can't remember where) about how a lot of people have trouble sleeping because lying down to go to sleep is the first chance their mind gets to do something without outside stimulation. I think most people who don't have the mental peace to do nothing would get it if they did nothing more often. That isn't an option for everyone though.
- 1_player 10y agoThat's me. How often I've been wide awake at night because I couldn't stop thinking about my side projects. I never have time for them, so the only moment my mind can explore some ideas is when I'm in bed. Today's Sunday, I'll try and sit on the couch alone doing nothing for an hour and see where my mind wanders.
- keithpeter 10y ago"How often I've been wide awake at night because I couldn't stop thinking about my side projects." Try writing stuff down quickly on paper - just scribble the ideas. I do this with my teaching (I don't work in IT). It seems to 'earth' the thoughts and then I can relax.
- jpalomaki 10y agoWhen it gets bad, I usually solve the problem by listening to some suitable podcast. Preferably politics and not with headphones. I turn the volume so low that I really need to lay still and concentrate to hear what they are talking about.
- Nimitz14 10y agoGo for a walk.
- dominotw 10y agoheh yea. that's prbly why sleeping to TV is such a popular option.
- douche 10y agoI've started listening to podcasts to drift off to sleep. Pro: in about 10 minutes I drift off easily to sleep Con: I get the weirdest dreams. Probably listening to Dan Carlin talk about Mongols and Anabaptist religious fanatics in my sleep is responsible.