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I did my military service (25 years ago). After that I rarely wait more than 3 minutes to fall asleep. Not many books get read that way unfortunately, I used t
by fifilura 2y ago
I did my military service (25 years ago). After that I rarely wait more than 3 minutes to fall asleep.
Not many books get read that way unfortunately, I used to read a lot before that.
These days I do wake up at weird hours though, not sure what to do when I wake 4AM.
- DrillShopper 2y agoSounds like a good opportunity to read
- fifilura 2y agoCorrect observation :) Or reply to relevant replies to my half baked comments on HN.
- jspash 2y agoCould you elaborate? Was it from total exhaustion? Were you taught a special technique to help you sleep? Or was it from knowing you MUST get your rest or you'll suffer the entire next day?
- fifilura 2y agoRight! Should have been in my comment. I think an important part of it is that is made me stop worrying. Sleep will come to me eventually and meanwhile my body will continue working. Maybe my brain does not work optimally, but well enough. Sleep is my friend. (I was not anything like a navy seal but a commander of ~25 soldiers).
- theonething 2y agoSo being in the military made you stop worrying? How did it do that?
- codr7 2y agoBy pushing your limits.
- fifilura 2y agoProbably. Military service in Sweden in the 90s did not mean you had to worry about going to Iraq or Afghanistan. As I mentioned I was also a platoon leader so I guess I had som more freedom. But some weeks we had to go on without much sleep. (And you are constantly freezing). Another thing I learned involuntarily was being a timekeeper. There is always a clock counting towards the next event in my head.