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Yeah reading hacker news since 4 hours and didn't even planned to open it. Now the world is more dangerous and don't know if people are commenting or GPT-3 bots

Yeah reading hacker news since 4 hours and didn't even planned to open it. Now the world is more dangerous and don't know if people are commenting or GPT-3 bots. Any solutions to find sleep?

dvtrn 6y ago
Got any Chamomile tea?
- countername 6y ago
  I try,thanks
sasaf5 6y ago
I've found that weight-lifting really puts my sleep in order. It's not only restful, it also feels good to sleep after a workout.
- davidw 6y ago
  Exercise helps, a lot. I'd spend my days riding my bike, if I could. Helps get rid of some of the despair and worry and I definitely sleep better. And ... yeah, can't really check twitter while out on the bike!
GaryNumanVevo 6y ago
Definitely exercise, works wonders. A bike ride or run, even a few sets of pushups and crunches
geofft 6y ago
Do something offline that avoids giving your brain the sense of "Something new must be happening and I need to know what it is." I like video games, which is sort of a compromise (there's still more to do, you can see the number go up, etc., but there's no realtime pressure), but reading a physical book or listening to music are both good options to (and avoid emitted light, for bonus points).
moultano 6y ago
Read a really charming and escapist novel. Worst case, you end up staying up too late because the book is so good, but I haven't found anything more reliable for making me disconnect from the world and its churning. Substituting a book for Twitter for the hour before bed has markedly improved the overall quality of my life. To get yourself into the habit, don't read anything on your "to read someday list of important books." Just pick the most notorious page turner you can think of.
- dbtc 6y ago
  I recommend Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
  - unknownkadath 6y ago
    Whoa, slow down there, Satan.
    - dvtrn 6y ago
      ?? What? Blood Meridian has dark moments in the narrative sure, but it’s a beautifully written book and very easy spaghetti western adventure to get lost in before bed. It’s not like you’re dozing off reading The Necronomicon, c’mon.
      - mjrbrennan 6y ago
        I never thought I’d hear someone call Blood Meridian a “spaghetti western adventure”. Makes it sound like The Magnificent Seven!
        dvtrn 6y ago
        I meant to say spaghetti-ish, but edited it out to fix some grammar and forgot to put it back. So it goes
      - prawn 6y ago
        It's my favourite book but it's hardly easy-reading for many people. It's grim and would challenge a few people I bet. I could read writing like that about the desert forever, but not everyone is so inclined. I think everyone should read it, but I can also appreciate an "easy there, Satan"-type joke about it!
ImprovedSilence 6y ago
When I can, I try to get off my computer. Go do some woodworking or read a book or go for a walk. Get some hobby, any hobby, that gets you away from screens and utilizing your own brain instead of looking things up on the internet or over analyzing stuff cuz you read too much about it online. Just get away from the damn machine. Then, when it's time for bed, I don't even think about scrolling, my mind if off in whatever I was doing, and how I'm going to do it different/better/what i'll do next. I do find myself falling into the same traps and roped back at times though. Or just clear out all your reddit subs and replace em with porn ones. Clears out the "doom scrolling" real quick anyway...
hoorayimhelping 6y ago
Put down your phone - stop staring at it at the gym, in line, on the toilet, at any time there's a lull in the activity - try just observing things around you. Read novels, especially before bed. Stop feeling like you have to be an informed and empowered member of society at all times on all issues. Develop hobbies that aren't related to tech - especially ones that force you to get outside and don't require high tech, expensive equipment. Get hobbies that force you to interact with people who aren't college educated and who aren't highly liberal tech people in a coastal bubble. Train for something hard - a marthon, a weightlifting competition, a martial arts tournament. You'd be amazed at how quickly all this shit becomes noise when you have things to do, and you get away from the bubble you're in.
- NateThePirate 6y ago
  > Stop feeling like you have to be an informed and empowered member of society at all times on all issues. This probably isn’t entirely the point you were trying to make with that sentence, but I feel like reading a book about an issue instead of trying to inform yourself through doomscrolling social media will actually do more to being an informed and empowered person.
- mtberatwork 6y ago
  > Stop feeling like you have to be an informed and empowered member of society at all times on all issues. I think this is an underrated comment. Nothing wrong with staying informed to an extent but when it becomes all consuming (esp through social media and 24/7 news), it is essentially taking on the world day in, day out. That's a large burden to absorb for any individual and the loss of control one feels breeds anxiety.
- closeparen 6y ago
  It’s going to be a few years before “interact with people” in real life is a reasonable thing to do.
flanbiscuit 6y ago
I don't "doomscroll" much but I definitely "FOMO scroll". I'll scroll through HN and my multi-reddit of programming subreddits to see if there's anything cool and new to learn or see what's happening in the tech world. I don't feel anxiety but it's definitely something I don't need to be doing right before bed
peroporque 6y ago
I listen to a Sci-fi/futurism Podcast. Dude has a very calm voice, content is interesting, but not too complicated to keep you awake. Works great.
- treebornfrog 6y ago
  Could you share the name?
  - peroporque 6y ago
    Isaac Arthur / SFIA
    - treebornfrog 6y ago
      Thank you!
- wry_discontent 6y ago
  I thought sleeping to a podcast was crazy until I found Sleep With Me, and I ended up putting it on pretty frequently, 2-3 nights/week. It's really calming. Guy incoherently recaps episodes of shows.
rjtavares 6y ago
History podcasts (Mike Duncan's Revolutions and Fall of Civilizations have been working for me). Set a 15-30 minutes timer and it works wonderfully. No Dan Carlin, though. That man's voice is caffeine.

Yeah reading hacker news since 4 hours and didn't even planned to open it. Now the world is more dangerous and don't know if people are commenting or GPT-3 bots. Any solutions to find sleep?

dvtrn 6y ago

Got any Chamomile tea?

countername 6y ago
I try,thanks

sasaf5 6y ago

I've found that weight-lifting really puts my sleep in order. It's not only restful, it also feels good to sleep after a workout.

davidw 6y ago
Exercise helps, a lot. I'd spend my days riding my bike, if I could. Helps get rid of some of the despair and worry and I definitely sleep better. And ... yeah, can't really check twitter while out on the bike!

GaryNumanVevo 6y ago

Definitely exercise, works wonders. A bike ride or run, even a few sets of pushups and crunches

geofft 6y ago

Do something offline that avoids giving your brain the sense of "Something new must be happening and I need to know what it is." I like video games, which is sort of a compromise (there's still more to do, you can see the number go up, etc., but there's no realtime pressure), but reading a physical book or listening to music are both good options to (and avoid emitted light, for bonus points).

moultano 6y ago

Read a really charming and escapist novel. Worst case, you end up staying up too late because the book is so good, but I haven't found anything more reliable for making me disconnect from the world and its churning. Substituting a book for Twitter for the hour before bed has markedly improved the overall quality of my life. To get yourself into the habit, don't read anything on your "to read someday list of important books." Just pick the most notorious page turner you can think of.

dbtc 6y ago
I recommend Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
- unknownkadath 6y ago
  Whoa, slow down there, Satan.
  - dvtrn 6y ago
    ?? What? Blood Meridian has dark moments in the narrative sure, but it’s a beautifully written book and very easy spaghetti western adventure to get lost in before bed. It’s not like you’re dozing off reading The Necronomicon, c’mon.
    - mjrbrennan 6y ago
      I never thought I’d hear someone call Blood Meridian a “spaghetti western adventure”. Makes it sound like The Magnificent Seven!
      - dvtrn 6y ago
        I meant to say spaghetti-ish, but edited it out to fix some grammar and forgot to put it back. So it goes
    - prawn 6y ago
      It's my favourite book but it's hardly easy-reading for many people. It's grim and would challenge a few people I bet. I could read writing like that about the desert forever, but not everyone is so inclined. I think everyone should read it, but I can also appreciate an "easy there, Satan"-type joke about it!

ImprovedSilence 6y ago

When I can, I try to get off my computer. Go do some woodworking or read a book or go for a walk. Get some hobby, any hobby, that gets you away from screens and utilizing your own brain instead of looking things up on the internet or over analyzing stuff cuz you read too much about it online. Just get away from the damn machine. Then, when it's time for bed, I don't even think about scrolling, my mind if off in whatever I was doing, and how I'm going to do it different/better/what i'll do next. I do find myself falling into the same traps and roped back at times though. Or just clear out all your reddit subs and replace em with porn ones. Clears out the "doom scrolling" real quick anyway...

hoorayimhelping 6y ago

Put down your phone - stop staring at it at the gym, in line, on the toilet, at any time there's a lull in the activity - try just observing things around you. Read novels, especially before bed. Stop feeling like you have to be an informed and empowered member of society at all times on all issues. Develop hobbies that aren't related to tech - especially ones that force you to get outside and don't require high tech, expensive equipment. Get hobbies that force you to interact with people who aren't college educated and who aren't highly liberal tech people in a coastal bubble. Train for something hard - a marthon, a weightlifting competition, a martial arts tournament. You'd be amazed at how quickly all this shit becomes noise when you have things to do, and you get away from the bubble you're in.

NateThePirate 6y ago
> Stop feeling like you have to be an informed and empowered member of society at all times on all issues. This probably isn’t entirely the point you were trying to make with that sentence, but I feel like reading a book about an issue instead of trying to inform yourself through doomscrolling social media will actually do more to being an informed and empowered person.
mtberatwork 6y ago
> Stop feeling like you have to be an informed and empowered member of society at all times on all issues. I think this is an underrated comment. Nothing wrong with staying informed to an extent but when it becomes all consuming (esp through social media and 24/7 news), it is essentially taking on the world day in, day out. That's a large burden to absorb for any individual and the loss of control one feels breeds anxiety.
closeparen 6y ago
It’s going to be a few years before “interact with people” in real life is a reasonable thing to do.

flanbiscuit 6y ago

I don't "doomscroll" much but I definitely "FOMO scroll". I'll scroll through HN and my multi-reddit of programming subreddits to see if there's anything cool and new to learn or see what's happening in the tech world. I don't feel anxiety but it's definitely something I don't need to be doing right before bed

peroporque 6y ago

I listen to a Sci-fi/futurism Podcast. Dude has a very calm voice, content is interesting, but not too complicated to keep you awake. Works great.

treebornfrog 6y ago
Could you share the name?
- peroporque 6y ago
  Isaac Arthur / SFIA
  - treebornfrog 6y ago
    Thank you!
wry_discontent 6y ago
I thought sleeping to a podcast was crazy until I found Sleep With Me, and I ended up putting it on pretty frequently, 2-3 nights/week. It's really calming. Guy incoherently recaps episodes of shows.

rjtavares 6y ago

History podcasts (Mike Duncan's Revolutions and Fall of Civilizations have been working for me). Set a 15-30 minutes timer and it works wonderfully. No Dan Carlin, though. That man's voice is caffeine.