How to Sleep Better for the Rest of Your Life

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I’m a notoriously bad sleeper and have been my whole life. That said, I’ve done a number of experiments to see if I can make my sleep better (biphasic sleep, changing up my sleep routine, meditation, no coffee, no alcohol, etc.) and I’m gonna share what I know about how to get better sleep.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:54 Acceptance
02:20 Routine
02:55 No Alcohol
03:47 No Caffeine After 2pm
04:49 Don’t Eat Right Before Bed
05:02 Exercise
06:42 Light in the morning
07:12 No phone in bed
08:15 Reading a book
09:17 Blackout curtains & white noise
09:44 Progressive muscle relaxation
10:31 Meditation
10:53 Journaling
11:27 Counting backwards and spelling nothing
11:38 Stuff I’ve tried that didn’t work
12:14 Stuff I’m thinking about trying

VIDEOS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO
Biphasic Sleep https://youtu.be/45Cus3pPUt8
Bed at 10pm https://youtu.be/Xv6GnJ2d32U
Bed at 7pm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScEVfL2EBxs
No Alcohol for a Year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAtyxmwbI9Y
I Meditated Every Day https://youtu.be/v3pC9u4uIBc
Cold Showers https://youtu.be/dJcrHt0ZkUc
No Caffeine https://youtu.be/Slp7N6NK0CE
Sleep Positions https://youtu.be/zXcR7PRmgmA

SOURCES
Beardlovers Sub-reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BeardLovers/comments/sbov4x/hey_sleepers_do_you_have_any_tricks_for_good_sleep/
Progressive Muscle Relaxation https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/uz2225
Nice blog post about telling yourself bedtime stories https://theswaddle.com/is-this-normal-telling-myself-stories-at-night-in-order-to-fall-asleep/
Belly Breathing https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/learning-diaphragmatic-breathing

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How would you describe your relationship with your thoughts? Are you someone that over-analyses everything? Do you look for signs before you take action? This is isn’t about ascribing blame but trying to understand our thoughts better. I used to over-analyse everything.

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Consider your answer to the following questions: Who is it that experiences suffering? You might say me, the person reading these words on the screen. But who is me? Point to this person. You will naturally point to your chest. But what makes you sure ‘me’ is located in your chest? I don’t mean to bombard you with riddles, but I’m trying to point out that who we are is not entirely correct.

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In the event that you stay positive in a negative circumstance you win since optimism is a joy magnet. When we stay positive, good things and great individuals will be attracted to us.

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Have you ever been through something? Have you ever been through trial? A storm of life or maybe you had an issue in school or on your job.

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