I always had sleep problems and meditating did help me to calm down before sleep. However, as always, I stopped doing it for some reason. I always say that I am consistently inconsistent. :)
Listening to music also help me to sleep, I love to listen to this one lately, really calming.
I also used to do that (and it helped) but I couldn't figure out the best way to listen to music in bed; trying to fall asleep.
Using headphones got annoying since I can't move my head around and earplugs did hurt after a while. Sometimes, I also woke up entangled in them, lol
So I kind of stopped doing that, too. And listening to music from a speaker isn't always possible (annoying for others) and it's also not the same.
At some point (when I realized I have ASMR), I started to watch ASMR for sleep and that also helped. I still listen to ASMR occasionally since the ASMR feeling is also soothing. But I no longer do this for falling asleep because of the listening problem in bed. If I really have problems with falling asleep — like, I didn't fall asleep within 30 minutes —, I just get up and continue reading a book now :)
I still have vivid memories from my childhood how I thought I forgot how to fall asleep and now have to stay up forever and started to panic. The fear about that wasn't being awake all the time. The fear was that I didn't know what to do with all that time awake. So I was afraid of being too bored to much.
I also used to do that (and it helped) but I couldn't figure out the best way to listen to music in bed; trying to fall asleep. Using headphones got annoying since I can't move my head around and earplugs did hurt after a while. Sometimes, I also woke up entangled in them, lol So I kind of stopped doing that, too. And listening to music from a speaker isn't always possible (annoying for others) and it's also not the same.
I use the phone, put it close but not too close where I can still hear it, and set the automatic closing time 👀
The fear was that I didn't know what to do with all that time awake. So I was afraid of being too bored to much.
oh, I don't think I will ever get bored, that's always fun thing to do and try.
The virologist analogy seems particularly noteworthy today. Interesting that seemingly unrelated fields can relate it back to consensus and system design. Great minds like this keeping us all learning through Bitcoin.
@ekzyis This thread is a monster. Feel like after 3 strong coffees I can't keep up! Maybe I missed the info on zap to zero but think I understand the premise.
I found this post because I recently downloaded Headspace. So I searched “meditation” and yours popped out. I see that you used Headspace before. I should give it a try soon xP
Yes try it and let us know! I should also try it again, it was pretty good, I’m just bad at consistency. I even bought the app (which I usually never do).
Also thanks for replying and letting me know how you found this post. I like these blasts from the past (new comments on old posts are the best). And then you always wonder how that happened haha
Listening to music also help me to sleep, I love to listen to this one lately, really calming.
I also used to do that (and it helped) but I couldn't figure out the best way to listen to music in bed; trying to fall asleep.
Using headphones got annoying since I can't move my head around and earplugs did hurt after a while. Sometimes, I also woke up entangled in them, lol
So I kind of stopped doing that, too. And listening to music from a speaker isn't always possible (annoying for others) and it's also not the same.
At some point (when I realized I have ASMR), I started to watch ASMR for sleep and that also helped. I still listen to ASMR occasionally since the ASMR feeling is also soothing. But I no longer do this for falling asleep because of the listening problem in bed. If I really have problems with falling asleep — like, I didn't fall asleep within 30 minutes —, I just get up and continue reading a book now :)
I still have vivid memories from my childhood how I thought I forgot how to fall asleep and now have to stay up forever and started to panic. The fear about that wasn't being awake all the time. The fear was that I didn't know what to do with all that time awake. So I was afraid of being too bored to much.
I use the phone, put it close but not too close where I can still hear it, and set the automatic closing time 👀
oh, I don't think I will ever get bored, that's always fun thing to do and try.
Try putting the phone under your pillow. It resonates through the pillow even at low volume
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Looks like 3 days in a row more stacked then spent.
Yeah, I must be really bad at this SN game I invented myself.
Fun nonetheless.
Yes. Very fun.
At this rate, you're going to have to start scrolling to find yourself on the top spenders list.
Or I need to "fix" the calendar
Like match fixing
The virologist analogy seems particularly noteworthy today. Interesting that seemingly unrelated fields can relate it back to consensus and system design. Great minds like this keeping us all learning through Bitcoin.
@ekzyis This thread is a monster. Feel like after 3 strong coffees I can't keep up!
Maybe I missed the info on zap to zero but think I understand the premise.
I will take this as a compliment
You can read up about it in the first posts. They are linked in the table. It started as a game. :)
I found this post because I recently downloaded Headspace. So I searched “meditation” and yours popped out. I see that you used Headspace before. I should give it a try soon xP
Yes try it and let us know! I should also try it again, it was pretty good, I’m just bad at consistency. I even bought the app (which I usually never do).
Also thanks for replying and letting me know how you found this post. I like these blasts from the past (new comments on old posts are the best). And then you always wonder how that happened haha
I still haven't gotten anything from you...I'm hurt and sad.