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Originally Posted by lightworker888
I recalled a thread about difficulty sleeping and thought I'd post this link that I just got. Seems that waking in the middle of the night is VERY old and seems to have devolved in our social conscience over the years.
The Myth of the Eight-Hour Sleep |
Thanks LW, I find that article very interesting. I can relate to the "cognitive popcorn". I didn't realize the idea of sleeping in blocks of time rather than for eight hours went back to ancient days.
I do use the iPad sometimes to play sleep Apps and I do find that helpful, but I have to be in the mood for meditation. A few years ago I started using my iPad for reading books before I go to sleep. Reading "old books" used to relax me before turning off the light, a way of quieting the cognitive popcorrn. But when I use the iPad, I seem to have more difficulty falling asleep. Duh, I didn't make the connection. Recently, as an experiment, I thought I'd revert back to reading "old books". I find I'm sleeping much better.