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What are your tricks for falling asleep when you can't but you really need to? (lemmy.world)
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No pharmaceutical aids preferably

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[–] 13 points 7 hours ago (5 children)

When I can't sleep I play the "alphabet game" in my head: I pick a random subject. Can be anything really, doesn't have to be something I am an expert in. The other night it was "things associated with either the Commodore 64 or the Amiga". Then I think about a fitting thing for each letter of the alphabet, from A to Z.

Sounds weird, but it works for me 99% of the time. I actually made it to Z without falling asleep only once in my whole life. In that case you can still pick a new subject and start again at A.

Keeps your head occupied in a good way.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 hours ago

    I do this thing recently when I think of a random 1 syllable word, then think of one that goes with it. “Yard - Sale…. Ice - Pick”. I think a similar muscle is being flexed but I don’t get into any kind of narrative.

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