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Re:How being alone may be the key to rest by jon_richards on Sunday October 02, 2016 @01:08PM (#12623263)
I recently read something (can't remember where) about how a lot of people have trouble sleeping because lying down to go to sleep is the first chance their mind gets to do something without outside stimulation. I think most people who don't have the mental peace to do nothing would get it if they did nothing more often. That isn't an option for everyone though.
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Re:How being alone may be the key to rest by 1_player on Sunday October 02, 2016 @01:53PM (#12623453)
That's me. How often I've been wide awake at night because I couldn't stop thinking about my side projects.

I never have time for them, so the only moment my mind can explore some ideas is when I'm in bed.

Today's Sunday, I'll try and sit on the couch alone doing nothing for an hour and see where my mind wanders.

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Re:How being alone may be the key to rest by keithpeter on Sunday October 02, 2016 @02:19PM (#12623548)
"How often I've been wide awake at night because I couldn't stop thinking about my side projects."

Try writing stuff down quickly on paper - just scribble the ideas. I do this with my teaching (I don't work in IT). It seems to 'earth' the thoughts and then I can relax.

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Re:How being alone may be the key to rest by jpalomaki on Sunday October 02, 2016 @06:35PM (#12624630)
When it gets bad, I usually solve the problem by listening to some suitable podcast. Preferably politics and not with headphones. I turn the volume so low that I really need to lay still and concentrate to hear what they are talking about.
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Re:How being alone may be the key to rest by Nimitz14 on Sunday October 02, 2016 @06:37PM (#12624641)
Go for a walk.
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Re:How being alone may be the key to rest by dominotw on Sunday October 02, 2016 @03:39PM (#12623867)
heh yea. that's prbly why sleeping to TV is such a popular option.
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Re:How being alone may be the key to rest by douche on Sunday October 02, 2016 @03:49PM (#12623899)
I've started listening to podcasts to drift off to sleep.

Pro: in about 10 minutes I drift off easily to sleep

Con: I get the weirdest dreams. Probably listening to Dan Carlin talk about Mongols and Anabaptist religious fanatics in my sleep is responsible.

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