I think I've found the cure to my insomnia
Jun 18, 2020 0:08:33 GMT 10
Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2020 0:08:33 GMT 10
Okay, sorry for the sensationalist title, I don't really have insomnia–tossing and turning in bed as hours flow by–I tend to fall asleep pretty quickly, but like most people I tend to stay up way past schedule and don't get enough sleep, simply because I'm not sleepy when I need to be and there are more exciting things to be doing than sleeping.
But one thing I noticed is that audio books put me right to sleep no matter what time of day I'm listening. I listen to them while doing household chores (twice a day) and, tired after doing those chores, I lay in bed with no intention of falling asleep, but it often happens anyway.
So I tried experimenting with listening during my bedtime and by god, it worked! 5-15 minutes is really all I needed before I was sound asleep.
Yeah, I usually wake up an hour or so later to pause the recording and take my headphones off, but it takes no effort to fall back asleep. I might experiment with playing through my Google Home speakers and setting a sleep timer, but I feel like the headphones are an important part of it. It keeps your ears warm, and with a warm blanket and soft bed, I feel like I'm sinking into my bed as I drift away to sleep.
I think it's important to choose an audio book you don't care about or have read already, but it should be interesting enough that you stick to your bedtime and get excited about sleeping. I'm listening to The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914 by Margaret MacMillan. It's about the precursor to WW1 with its mass murder, bombs, cities laid to rubble and political and castle intrigue, but I intend on reading the physical book version of it rather than the audio book, so I don't worry about falling asleep halfway or missing some elements of it here and there. It's really a perfect bedtime story!
But one thing I noticed is that audio books put me right to sleep no matter what time of day I'm listening. I listen to them while doing household chores (twice a day) and, tired after doing those chores, I lay in bed with no intention of falling asleep, but it often happens anyway.
So I tried experimenting with listening during my bedtime and by god, it worked! 5-15 minutes is really all I needed before I was sound asleep.
Yeah, I usually wake up an hour or so later to pause the recording and take my headphones off, but it takes no effort to fall back asleep. I might experiment with playing through my Google Home speakers and setting a sleep timer, but I feel like the headphones are an important part of it. It keeps your ears warm, and with a warm blanket and soft bed, I feel like I'm sinking into my bed as I drift away to sleep.
I think it's important to choose an audio book you don't care about or have read already, but it should be interesting enough that you stick to your bedtime and get excited about sleeping. I'm listening to The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914 by Margaret MacMillan. It's about the precursor to WW1 with its mass murder, bombs, cities laid to rubble and political and castle intrigue, but I intend on reading the physical book version of it rather than the audio book, so I don't worry about falling asleep halfway or missing some elements of it here and there. It's really a perfect bedtime story!
