Coffee naps are better than coffee or naps alone

Re:Coffee naps are better than coffee or naps alone by click170 on Thursday August 28, 2014 @09:33PM (#8240756)

You could try not watching TV, using a laptop, or reading in bed.

For me, when I stopped watching TV and doing things on my laptop from my bed, I very quickly noticed an improvement in how quickly I fell asleep.

Another big one is exercise. I notice that when I exercise I have a much easier time falling asleep than on days that I don't, I now try to exercise every day.

I also got older over the past few years, which in and of itself could explain things, so, I suggest experimenting to find what works best for you.

Edit: typo.

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Re:Coffee naps are better than coffee or naps alone by bigtunacan on Friday August 29, 2014 @10:07AM (#8242526)

This. A bed should serve for only two purposes; sleeping and we all know the other.

Watching TV, laptops, reading, etc... do not train your brain that the bed is for sleeping. Now I lay in bed for a nap and I will typically zonk out in a couple of minutes.

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Re:Coffee naps are better than coffee or naps alone by ihaveajob on Friday August 29, 2014 @02:35PM (#8243814)

I find that reading fiction in bed is a great way to fall asleep. Nothing technical or business related, though, that's a guarantee of a short and poor sleep.

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Re:Coffee naps are better than coffee or naps alone by TeMPOraL on Saturday August 30, 2014 @12:55PM (#8246887)

For me reading fiction in bed is a great way to fall asleep... the next day at work. I lost countless hours of sleep at night and productivity during the day thanks to people like HN's own cstross, who absolutely, positively have to create captivating, entertaining and addicting pieces of writing...

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