What are the best ways of falling asleep quickly?
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Think about your big toe … seriously.
Ok, this will be a little hard to believe, but I've used this technique nearly every night for the past year and fall asleep within five minutes every time. This, coming from a guy who would stay up all hours of the night tossing and turning most of my life. I tried sleeping pills, melatonin, stretching, baths, etc but nothing has come close to the ease and simplicity of the big toe technique.
It works for nearly everyone who tries it
I've taught this technique to my close friends and family and the ones that have tried it all say the same thing within days … “it ACTUALLY worked!”. Even my 14 year old son, who stays up all hours of the night because he can't sleep, came down the morning after I taught him and he said he didn't make it past his third toe. Let me explain but …
First learn basic body scanning
Ok, so my technique is nothing new really. It's just a way to remember to do body scanning. What I've found is body scanning works, but it's hard to remember to do it. My Big Toe trick is easy to remember.
Before trying my big toe trick, you should understand how body scanning works. Here's a good place to start
I've found guided body scans from YouTube and such to learn the basic techniques. Here's one for example to fall asleep to if you like the guys accent:
Find one with a voice you like and try this first if you haven't yet. Do it to LEARN how to do it yourself, not so that you can play it every night. Playing one every night is just not realistic, especially if your SO sleeps with you. It also makes it harder to really zone out. Headspace is a great app to learn a bit about meditation as well and can teach you the tricks you'll need to make this work for you.
My Big Toe Technique
I actually tried using the body scanning and guided meditations methods years ago with some success but I just couldn't stick with it. I somehow wouldn't remember or would think I needed help to do it. However one night I was tossing around and remembered how body scanning usually started at the feet so I just said “BIG TOE” in my head to get the scan started. I then imagined what my big toe was doing, how it was feeling, what it was touching, etc. I then move onto the next toe, doing the same feelings-assessment.
Once I've gone through this exercise with each toe, I move onto the heel, ankle, and up my leg. I've never made it past my calf … of the leg I started on.
I'm honestly not sure why body awareness puts your mind into a state that makes sleep easy. It just works. Some of you may be able to get the science behind it but I just enjoy the results personally.
Ever since the “big toe” moment, sleep has come so easy for me and my close friends, I almost feel ashamed NOT sharing this simple life hack. I hope this helps you as much as it's helped me.
Next time you’re tossing to-and-fro, quietly remember “My Big Toe”
--转自“quora英语阅读”app
Think about your big toe … seriously.
Ok, this will be a little hard to believe, but I've used this technique nearly every night for the past year and fall asleep within five minutes every time. This, coming from a guy who would stay up all hours of the night tossing and turning most of my life. I tried sleeping pills, melatonin, stretching, baths, etc but nothing has come close to the ease and simplicity of the big toe technique.
It works for nearly everyone who tries it
I've taught this technique to my close friends and family and the ones that have tried it all say the same thing within days … “it ACTUALLY worked!”. Even my 14 year old son, who stays up all hours of the night because he can't sleep, came down the morning after I taught him and he said he didn't make it past his third toe. Let me explain but …
First learn basic body scanning
Ok, so my technique is nothing new really. It's just a way to remember to do body scanning. What I've found is body scanning works, but it's hard to remember to do it. My Big Toe trick is easy to remember.
Before trying my big toe trick, you should understand how body scanning works. Here's a good place to start
I've found guided body scans from YouTube and such to learn the basic techniques. Here's one for example to fall asleep to if you like the guys accent:
Find one with a voice you like and try this first if you haven't yet. Do it to LEARN how to do it yourself, not so that you can play it every night. Playing one every night is just not realistic, especially if your SO sleeps with you. It also makes it harder to really zone out. Headspace is a great app to learn a bit about meditation as well and can teach you the tricks you'll need to make this work for you.
My Big Toe Technique
I actually tried using the body scanning and guided meditations methods years ago with some success but I just couldn't stick with it. I somehow wouldn't remember or would think I needed help to do it. However one night I was tossing around and remembered how body scanning usually started at the feet so I just said “BIG TOE” in my head to get the scan started. I then imagined what my big toe was doing, how it was feeling, what it was touching, etc. I then move onto the next toe, doing the same feelings-assessment.
Once I've gone through this exercise with each toe, I move onto the heel, ankle, and up my leg. I've never made it past my calf … of the leg I started on.
I'm honestly not sure why body awareness puts your mind into a state that makes sleep easy. It just works. Some of you may be able to get the science behind it but I just enjoy the results personally.
Ever since the “big toe” moment, sleep has come so easy for me and my close friends, I almost feel ashamed NOT sharing this simple life hack. I hope this helps you as much as it's helped me.
Next time you’re tossing to-and-fro, quietly remember “My Big Toe”
