Quote:
Originally Posted by JeremyR
The best way to get a good night's sleep is to do hard physical labor for 8 hours.
|
I think I'd die of over-exertion before I finished 8 straight hours of hard physical labor. I'm more the mental labor type of guy...
The most physical labor I've done at once was 2-3 hours...
But though the labor does help, I can sleep just fine even if I've only sat on the couch all day (though I don't often do that of course)...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Carriebear
I have extreme difficulty in sleeping, and I do think that it's in part due to my not "unplugging" until just before I turn the lights out. Depending on what's been going on where I've been surfing or reading or chatting, my mind can't catch up and realize it's time to sleep. I've heard that it's best to pull yourself away from electronics/technology for at least an hour before attempting to go to sleep.
|
I have (almost) absolutely no difficulty in sleeping. I can sleep almost anywhere (if I'm not cold or too cramped), at almost any time, I can sleep with almost any amount of light (except a light shining directly into my face or strong daylight directly on top of me) though I prefer darkness with moonlight, I can sleep with a full stomach or an empty stomach... Though I have noticed that if I go to bed after being too mentally active for too long I sleep a shallow and restless sleep and wake up tired. It usually happened when I studied for exams.
Oh yeah and I can't fall asleep with loud noises in the enviroment (although some people seem oblivious to noise when it comes to sleeping). I did fall asleep once when I was a kid with my head on a cupboard 10cm from a TV that was on (the news I think), I think I was either standing or kneeling while I was sleeping (only for a shortwhile before my parents woke me up and I went to bed).
And as for backlit screens, I stare at them for a large part of each day, either because I have to (for professional reasons) or for entertainment or communication and still have no trouble sleeping because of that. Insomnia being related to screens is bollocks, screens hurt the eyes not the brain...