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> One of the things I learned from researching sleep in preparation of becoming a parent is that sleep is sleep. Rest is not sleep. To get the benefits of slee
by thefz 3y ago
> One of the things I learned from researching sleep in preparation of becoming a parent is that sleep is sleep. Rest is not sleep. To get the benefits of sleep, you have to sleep.
I agree with the parent comment you replied to.
There's a middle mental relaxation state that is not deep sleep, which will give enormous benefits for mental freshness aftwerwards. I identify it when my mind is no longer "driven" by my conscious process but is wandering off, and I am awake and aware of this status.
- sporritt 3y ago>I am awake and aware of this status. I really enjoy this state, but I find it hard to keep it going for very long. Pretty soon I think about how great it is that I'm not thinking, and it's all over.
- galleywest200 3y agoRecognizing that you are thinking of nothing and especially being aware that period is now over is forward progress. Keep at it and you will be able to "meditate" much longer.