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I’ve always had problems staying asleep, especially if I’m under stress or have a job interview. I’ll wake up around 3 or 4 and not be able to sleep again. No

I’ve always had problems staying asleep, especially if I’m under stress or have a job interview. I’ll wake up around 3 or 4 and not be able to sleep again. Not being able to sleep before a day of those fucking asinine whiteboard interviews has probably cost me millions in lifetime income. Anyways, these are the things that help me sleep: 1) Only one coffee a day max, always right after lunch and before 3pm. 2) Set an alarm for bedtime and stick to a consistent schedule. 3) Don’t work or code right before bed, do something mindless for an hour like watching a show or playing a game. 4) To fall back asleep, use meditation exercises. Here are mine in order of most effective to least effective: - Focus on your breathing and nothing else - Imagine sinking deep into the ocean or into space - Starting with your feet, imagine a warm calm and move up your body and out through your hands and head. (This takes practice to not immediately feel itchy all over)

bemmu 6y ago
For a guided intro to sleep meditation, I found this scifi-themed video to work for me: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bFqEWrw6jyg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bFqEWrw6jyg At times I’ve listened to the entire thing at 4am with eyes closed and not fall asleep, but overall had more success than just remaining in my own thoughts.
bamboozled 6y ago
3) Don’t work or code right before bed, do something mindless for an hour like watching a show or playing a game. You tried not even touching a device or computer for 1.5-2 hours before bed? I find it also works great.
- CoolGuySteve 6y ago
  I find what I do on the device matters more than anything. Like arguing on reddit/twitter/here is the dumbest thing to do in general, but even dumber right before bed. Reading a book or something doesn’t seem to be much different for me than reading something online. There’s an accessibility setting in iOS to dim the screen when you triple click the home button as well. I use it along with night mode but most of the benefit seems to be from making it so uncomfortable to read my iPad that put it down and go back to sleep.

bemmu 6y ago

For a guided intro to sleep meditation, I found this scifi-themed video to work for me: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bFqEWrw6jyg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bFqEWrw6jyg At times I’ve listened to the entire thing at 4am with eyes closed and not fall asleep, but overall had more success than just remaining in my own thoughts.

bamboozled 6y ago

3) Don’t work or code right before bed, do something mindless for an hour like watching a show or playing a game. You tried not even touching a device or computer for 1.5-2 hours before bed? I find it also works great.

CoolGuySteve 6y ago
I find what I do on the device matters more than anything. Like arguing on reddit/twitter/here is the dumbest thing to do in general, but even dumber right before bed. Reading a book or something doesn’t seem to be much different for me than reading something online. There’s an accessibility setting in iOS to dim the screen when you triple click the home button as well. I use it along with night mode but most of the benefit seems to be from making it so uncomfortable to read my iPad that put it down and go back to sleep.