Every morning people who need to go to school, to work or any other commitments wish that they could sleep just for 5 more minutes. Every night we say that tonight we’ll go to bed early so we'll be rested in the morning, but that usually doesn’t happen. But it should, as sleep is very important in order for the human body and mind to function properly.
Sleep deprivation is very common and to spread awareness about its damage, the World Sleep Day Committee of the World Sleep Society declared the last Friday before the March Equinox as World Sleep Day, first held on 14 March 2008.
This year, World Sleep Day falls on 18 March and to celebrate it properly, it’s obvious we have to have a good night’s sleep. To achieve this goal, Bored Panda went on the internet and picked out the most useful tips for easily falling asleep that are tried out by Reddit users. While personal experience is great advice, we also looked into what the scientists are saying, so you can find that in this article as well.
#21 Just Let Your Mind Wander
I just let my mind wander. I try to focus on visual things rather than my internal dialogue just because I feel like talking in my head will keep me awake.
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21points
#22 Read College Textbooks
Pull out one of my college textbooks that I should be reading and my eyes will instantly start feeling heavy.
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21points
#23 Close Your Eyes And Don’t Move
For me the solution is to just close my eyes and don’t move. After a few minutes I “automatically” fall asleep. Music often helps, as your brain has something to occupy itself with.
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18points
#26 Drink A Glass Of Milk
Drink a glass of milk before you go to bed. My friend did a science fair project on it in middle school (according to her research it works!)
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13points
#27 No Electronics Or Screens About An Hour Before Bed Time
No electronics or screens about an hour before laying down.
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11points
#28 Meditate
Meditating is a good way to both clear or strength the mind against wondering before bed. It's hard at first but gets easier over time. If you can also simulate the feeling of drifting off to sleep in your mind..the feeling you get when you're really tired and just can't help but fall sleep sitting at your computer, you kind of focus on that feeling and let it take you away and you're out.
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11points
#29 Try To Exert Yourself Throughout The Day
Try to exert yourself throughout the day. For e.g. take stairs instead of an elevator. Do those things in such a way that you don't waste your work time. Go for a run in the morning and play or go for a run after you get from work. Basically get tired at the end of the day. That way the exercise is better for your health and you will get the best sleep of your life.
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9points
#30 Quit Caffeine
Quit caffeine.
I did about a year ago and rarely have sleepless/bad nights anymore. I mean, I have medications and therapy for bipolar which is tied to insomnia as well, and I'm sure those are helping.
But those were helping other aspects of my life for years and still I'd go days and days without real sleep.
Quitting caffeine made all the difference in the world.
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9points