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Insomnia: 12 ways to better sleep
Merlin Mann | Jun 16 2006
This looks like a useful resource for people who're having trouble sleeping. It includes some educational hand-waving, tips on finding out why you aren't sleeping, plus cautions on the usual outboard sleep solutions (from the environmental to the pharmaceutical). Here's their long-term, sustainable tips for developing better sleep hygiene:
Personally, I cast aside their hand-wringy warnings last night and treated myself to a cocktail of Melatonin and Valerian; slept like a lamb, I tells ya. Now on to cutting out tobacco, alcohol, caffeine, clock-watching, and worry. Yep. Need to get right on that. What works for you? How do you beat insomnia? 72 Comments
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![]() I count backward from a...Submitted by Brian Jones (not verified) on June 16, 2006 - 7:31am.
I count backward from a huuuuge number. If I can't sleep, it's usually because I'm worried about something. If I'm worried about something, it's usually money. If I'm worried about money, counting backward from a smaller number isn't helpful because I can't help mentally adding, "...would sure come in handy right about now." So: 1000 "...would sure come in handy right about now." 999 "...would sure come in handy right about now." 998 "...would sure come in handy right about now." Larger numbers aren't prone to this treatment, so far. » POSTED IN:
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