I love it because I fall asleep easier and wake up more fresh
Anyone else like to drink water when they’re extremely thirsty?
I do, so good.
Nah, I like to eat potato chips and shovel salt into my mouth until my lips crack in ecstacy
Hahahahahah
Shout-out to all my homies who are tired all day, avoid screens before bed, read for a bit, journal, do mindful meditation, and take melatonin, but nonetheless lie in bed staring at their eyelids for 2 hours before slipping into a kind of restless unconsciousness that’s too long and groggy to be a nap but too short to be a refreshing night of sleep.
I invested in my sleep this year. Bought a white noise machine, comfy percal cotton sheets, ear plugs, eye mask, mouth tape, try to go running consistently, implemented basic sleep hygiene stuff like no phone in the room, and… I still have trouble. I went on a 50km bike ride over the weekend and still had trouble. But… the reality is that it has gotten better on average after implementing all of this and fuck it, I’ll take it.
I drink a cup of coffee only once a day. It’s extra strong though. Maybe that has something to do with it. But I really love that one strong ass coffee in the morning.
You’ll find waking up on your own time instead of using an alarm clock to be better. Good luck reconfiguring your sleep schedule to allow it and still be up in time for work or whatever.
holy shit why have I never thought of this before (seriously, I’m not kidding)
There’s a school of thought that says going to bed early and waking up early to do your things has several advantages (and disadvantages ofc). There are people that wake up 2 hours early to do their homework, write their reports, play games, whatever. Doing so improves information retention, and performance as you’re doing any work fully refreshed having slept on the problem(s) the night before.
It also allows for the strategy I mentioned before. Go to bed at 8, wake up at 4 and have the house to yourself without being groggy (which is almost always caused by being interrupted prior to a REM stage of sleep cycle instead of right afterwards). The issue is changing your sleep schedule. Melatonin could help with this.
Oh yes, so nice. I try to wait until I am physically sleepy to go to bed. And if it’s late I send a text to my husband that says: Let me sleep until I wake up.
Yes it sounds like a stupid question, but it is an indulgence that not everyone gets to do. Many people have to work at a time that doesn’t match their natural daily rhythm. My work schedule is flexible-ish, so sleeping later if I have to is no big deal.
Anyone else like food when they’re extremely hungry?
I can’t enjoy a good night’s sleep unless I have to force my consciousness into submission with a cocktail of 1937 Glenfiddich, Nyquil, and whatever I managed to steal from the hooker I just kicked out. Waiting until you’re tired is for pussies.
For me it’s a cocktail of bath salts, incense, Enya, a long soak in the tub, and the screams of whatever housepet I happen to be drowning that day.
Anyone else like to breath when they require oxygen?
Everyone laughs like this is obvious, but I really struggle to do this. I’m not sure if it’s an ADHD thing, but I just can’t make myself go to bed at night. Extremely tired? Nah, I’d better wait until I hit a second wind. There’s unimportant stuff I’d rather do.
What do you mean, unimportant? Calculating the exact scaling factor for my desktop environment to match the look on my old Thinkpad was urgent!
No I prefer to fall asleep mid morning when I’m awake and alert after two coffees
This is truly the question of all time
Come on Lemmy, surely we can do better than this.
