How being alone may be the key to rest

Re:How being alone may be the key to rest by eyelidlessness on Sunday October 02, 2016 @11:29AM (#12622780)

This unfortunately ruined reading for me for a long time. I associated reading with sleep, and it became a pavlovian response: a few pages in, any time of day under any circumstances, I'd start to nod off.

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Re:How being alone may be the key to rest by CuriouslyC on Sunday October 02, 2016 @12:27PM (#12623049)

This is easy to fix. Just spend at least as much time reading on a treadmill or other exercise device as you do before bed and you will learn to discriminate very quickly.

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Re:How being alone may be the key to rest by sotojuan on Sunday October 02, 2016 @01:48PM (#12623436)

This was what I was going to say! I read at all times, so I don't associate it with sleeping.

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Re:How being alone may be the key to rest by eyelidlessness on Sunday October 02, 2016 @01:20PM (#12623302)

Good advice, but I bike for exercise. I doubt I can read and bike safely :)

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Re:How being alone may be the key to rest by notduncansmith on Sunday October 02, 2016 @01:35PM (#12623373)

You could try a stationary bike.

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Re:How being alone may be the key to rest by eyelidlessness on Sunday October 02, 2016 @02:08PM (#12623505)

That sounds like a significant downgrade.

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Re:How being alone may be the key to rest by CuriouslyC on Sunday October 02, 2016 @07:04PM (#12624735)

I suppose that depends on the quality of the material you're reading. I like the outdoors, but unless I'm somewhere that is both beautiful and novel, a good book makes my synapses buzz a lot more.

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Re:How being alone may be the key to rest by mitchty on Sunday October 02, 2016 @07:11PM (#12624760)

Audio books might be helpful here. I run and occasionally listen to them.

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Re:How being alone may be the key to rest by richie5um on Sunday October 02, 2016 @11:52AM (#12622873)

I've had this too.

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