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As someone with serious insomnia, this post comes across almost as selling snake oil. Caffeine, alcohol, general nutrition, sleep hygiene (good sleep habits), s
by tylerneylon 14y ago
As someone with serious insomnia, this post comes across almost as selling snake oil. Caffeine, alcohol, general nutrition, sleep hygiene (good sleep habits), sunlight exposure, temperature, eating habits (time/size of meals), all matter -- most of them more than mental state.
From my 20+ years of personally-motivated research on this, I believe the most influential factors in insomnia are, in order:
(1) A controlled, regular schedule of caffeine; limited alcohol.
(2) If it exists, a week+ long pattern of waking up at the same time.
(3) Exposure to sunlight.
The author's advice is still useful, although I disagree that insomnia "...can be fixed easily and quickly."
- hessenwolf 14y agoExercise too. As somebody who doesn't sleep well or much, how do you define 'serious'?
- tylerneylon 14y agoYep, exercise is a key factor. In the context of this article, by 'serious' insomnia, I meant cases that are not just psychological (eg stress). I didn't mean to downplay significant sleep troubles due to stress alone. Even in those cases, non-psychological factors should be considered.
- stephengillie 14y agoThis article isn't about how we can't sleep, it's the author telling us why he can't sleep.
- tylerneylon 14y agoThe article is called "Why you can't sleep," and the author most often uses the second person "you." Sometimes the post talks about why "we" can't sleep.
- coldarchon 14y agoThe author is selling a to-do-list program for 45$ ..