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I never quite get to follow this routine, but, when I do I get the best sleep (+20% deep sleep, +20% REM, 4X light sleep (as opposed to 5X% light sleep that I n

by raducu 8y ago

I never quite get to follow this routine, but, when I do I get the best sleep (+20% deep sleep, +20% REM, 4X light sleep (as opposed to 5X% light sleep that I normally get)): - soft earplugs - shave, bathe and have all my clean clothes ready for the next day -- because I usually snooze my alarm and do everything in a hurry -- knowing that I can just wake up and go is such a good feeling - drinking 30 minutes before bed a cup of tea made of: 2 grams of glycine, 2 grams of Taurine, 200-400mg of L-Theaning, 1 pill of zync + magnesium + calcium (I'm somewhat convinced that calcium is not good for sleep, but I'm usually deficient), chamomile, st john's wort; sometimes 1 cap of ashwagandha(not an extract so I don't know the exact quantities) - having low anxiety that particular day (tough one) - heavy curtains that do a good job at blocking light; tape all charger LEDs - watching one Isaac Arthur's video about space habitats or some other calming videos with my noise cancelling headphones and phone's screen set to block blue light

zantana 8y ago
I'm going to check out Isaac Arthur, it looks like there are audio only versions on soundcloud, which works better for me. I've used Art Bell and Terrence McKenna (via the Psychedelic Salon) in the past, and pretty much anything that is mildly interesting yet monotone and frequently I use a sleep timer since I'm generally asleep pretty quickly when this works. For me the sleep prep is more about momentum than duration, if I'm moving in the relaxing direction the duration of the prep is not as important and I can go to sleep shortly after watching TV or using my PC.
- raducu 8y ago
  For me it's not that Isaac Arthur is monotone, it's the fact that he's so confident about the future that is most relaxing. Also, it's quite serene listening to him talk about gigantic space habbitats; it's such a good/calming thought that all humanity would be able to enjoy space, have all their basic needs met, saving Earth by offloading our resources exploitation elsewehere; I guess it's an engineer's wet dream :)

by raducu 8y ago

zantana 8y ago

I'm going to check out Isaac Arthur, it looks like there are audio only versions on soundcloud, which works better for me. I've used Art Bell and Terrence McKenna (via the Psychedelic Salon) in the past, and pretty much anything that is mildly interesting yet monotone and frequently I use a sleep timer since I'm generally asleep pretty quickly when this works. For me the sleep prep is more about momentum than duration, if I'm moving in the relaxing direction the duration of the prep is not as important and I can go to sleep shortly after watching TV or using my PC.

raducu 8y ago
For me it's not that Isaac Arthur is monotone, it's the fact that he's so confident about the future that is most relaxing. Also, it's quite serene listening to him talk about gigantic space habbitats; it's such a good/calming thought that all humanity would be able to enjoy space, have all their basic needs met, saving Earth by offloading our resources exploitation elsewehere; I guess it's an engineer's wet dream :)