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How do you fall asleep in a train? Did you train for it? I've tried, but I've mostly always instantly woken up after someone inevitably enters the train and scr

How do you fall asleep in a train? Did you train for it? I've tried, but I've mostly always instantly woken up after someone inevitably enters the train and screams while talking. The getting out/in of work earlier... I've asked for it, my boss told me that getting 2 days WFH is already a stretch when my coworkers get just 1. And I'm not giving out free labor, that's for sure.

edent 4y ago
I put in earbuds, turned on a "white noise" app (Chromadoze or Binaural Beats), leant against the window and closed my eyes. Silicone earplugs also work well. Or, if your train has one, go in the quiet carriage. Imagine you had a 30 minute commute. What would you do with the extra 90 minutes? Watch Netflix? Play Zelda? Meditate? You can do all those things on a train.
- user-extended 4y ago
  Quiet carriages are sadly not a thing where I live. Yeah... I am not sure if the investment is worth it into the headphones. I'll think it through. Honestly, that's a really question. I'd probably watch YouTube, think about the state of my life and do some other similar... Stuff. So I guess really not much different, but my mind cannot relax in a train. Plus I have to drive at the end of my commute through very rural roads, and it's absolutely the worst part of it all.
  - gehwartzen 4y ago
    Definitely try some earplugs, I personally like the foam ones that you roll up and then expand in your ear. If that’s not enough get a pair of over-the-ear hearing protection and use both together. Just be sure to have a vibrating alarm on your phone to alert you when your getting close to your stop. Then be sure to print a pillow and maybe a small blanket. Also put a lock around whatever bag your bringing and sling it around your arm or leg to prevent thefts if you have things of value with you. Honestly aiming for sleep is probably the best thing for the short term. Trying to learn new skills or look for a new job/apartment while exhausted and stressed just compounds it. Best of luck. It will get better.

edent 4y ago

I put in earbuds, turned on a "white noise" app (Chromadoze or Binaural Beats), leant against the window and closed my eyes. Silicone earplugs also work well. Or, if your train has one, go in the quiet carriage. Imagine you had a 30 minute commute. What would you do with the extra 90 minutes? Watch Netflix? Play Zelda? Meditate? You can do all those things on a train.

user-extended 4y ago
Quiet carriages are sadly not a thing where I live. Yeah... I am not sure if the investment is worth it into the headphones. I'll think it through. Honestly, that's a really question. I'd probably watch YouTube, think about the state of my life and do some other similar... Stuff. So I guess really not much different, but my mind cannot relax in a train. Plus I have to drive at the end of my commute through very rural roads, and it's absolutely the worst part of it all.
- gehwartzen 4y ago
  Definitely try some earplugs, I personally like the foam ones that you roll up and then expand in your ear. If that’s not enough get a pair of over-the-ear hearing protection and use both together. Just be sure to have a vibrating alarm on your phone to alert you when your getting close to your stop. Then be sure to print a pillow and maybe a small blanket. Also put a lock around whatever bag your bringing and sling it around your arm or leg to prevent thefts if you have things of value with you. Honestly aiming for sleep is probably the best thing for the short term. Trying to learn new skills or look for a new job/apartment while exhausted and stressed just compounds it. Best of luck. It will get better.