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I currently work with a largely European dev team and started getting up and 5am to have more work day overlap. The hardest thing for me was getting to sleep at

I currently work with a largely European dev team and started getting up and 5am to have more work day overlap. The hardest thing for me was getting to sleep at 9pm because I’ve always struggled to get to sleep. Usually I have too much on my mind. Turns out that necessity actually forced me to figure it out. I discovered that I can get to sleep if I turn on a movie that I’ve seen many times before because it basically keeps my mind from wandering. Not kidding at all, for the last 4 months I’ve turned on Avengers Infinity War every night + the sleep timer on the TV. I’m usually out cold before “Launch 17-A” and I never make it past the Guardians scene that comes right after. Also have to sleep on my side. I’m sure it sounds crazy but it’s the only thing I’ve found that consistently works.

reubenswartz 8y ago
That would put me to sleep. :)
bobwaycott 8y ago
I do roughly the same thing anytime I want to make myself sleep, but with Futurama. :)
SllX 8y ago
Used to do this until I stopped needing to. A consistent bed time plus Rick and Morty/Venture Bros./Archer, just going from season 1 episode 1 on down the list, and then restarting once I got to the last episode at some point. Worked very well, but I think if I tried it now, I would have a more difficult time sleeping with television playing in the background now that I no longer sleep this way.
noir_lord 8y ago
Hah I do the same thing with audio books of books I’ve read many times, engaging enough to silence my thoughts but I don’t care if I fall asleep. In my case terry pratchett audio books since some of those I can almost quote entire chapters.
- 2sk21 8y ago
  Exactly the same - no matter how much I have on my mind, I can usually get to sleep very quickly listening to audiobooks. It has to be a book that is a somewhat interesting but not too absorbing. And as you say, it has to be an audio book you have already heard before. I myself favor books on cognitive science, I really like Daniel Dennet's books for this.

reubenswartz 8y ago

That would put me to sleep. :)

bobwaycott 8y ago

I do roughly the same thing anytime I want to make myself sleep, but with Futurama. :)

SllX 8y ago

Used to do this until I stopped needing to. A consistent bed time plus Rick and Morty/Venture Bros./Archer, just going from season 1 episode 1 on down the list, and then restarting once I got to the last episode at some point. Worked very well, but I think if I tried it now, I would have a more difficult time sleeping with television playing in the background now that I no longer sleep this way.

noir_lord 8y ago

Hah I do the same thing with audio books of books I’ve read many times, engaging enough to silence my thoughts but I don’t care if I fall asleep. In my case terry pratchett audio books since some of those I can almost quote entire chapters.

2sk21 8y ago
Exactly the same - no matter how much I have on my mind, I can usually get to sleep very quickly listening to audiobooks. It has to be a book that is a somewhat interesting but not too absorbing. And as you say, it has to be an audio book you have already heard before. I myself favor books on cognitive science, I really like Daniel Dennet's books for this.