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sometimes rest and revitalization is not the vibe. stay up all night reading the most depressing book you own, get something spicy for breakfast. swim in the ocean the next day then sleep better than you’ve ever slept before.
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I clear my desk off and place every article of clothing I can into the hamper. Remove any food, plates, bowls, utensils, paper towels, garbage lining in your wastebin that may or may not have a week or two old clif bar wrapper inside of it. Anything food related in my sleeping space, even if I’ve not eaten & my stomach is totally empty and has been for hours or for the whole day or days on end— will inevitably signal to my digestive system that there is work to be done & that digestion must happen. I can’t sleep if I’m digesting. I also to sit on my couch with a pen & notebook & vomit or diarrhea whatever thoughts have been haranguing me over the evening onto page. If I’m digesting things in my brain especially I find it impossible to sleep.
Open a window, as many as possible to allow fresh air in. Turn on your fans: ceiling, desk, windowsill-mounted box fan, whatever you have. Circulate the air as much as possible. I cannot sleep in a stale bedroom. Have a glass of water at your bedside. If your situation is really hopeless, maybe even fashion a receptacle to urinate into so you don’t have to walk into the bathroom all bleary eyed in the middle of the night. I’ll admit that this is something that I myself don’t have the courage to do yet, but one day when I’m older & even less continent I doubt courage will have very little to do with it & I will piss right by my bedside before yawning & curling up back under my two duvets. Tao Lin recommends this.
Have a bedtime & even if it’s hopeless & youre prone to tossing & turning all the way from 11 PM to 11 AM, stick to it. If I really can’t sleep, I resign myself to about an hour of wordy reading. I’ve been reading the first chapter of Freud’s Interpretation of Dreams for the better part of 3 months now. That helps too.
I am a total stiff & stretching is a total ordeal for me (trying to stretch my hamstrings makes me as red in the face as running a 5K [this is probably cope on my end, and my reluctance to stretch is likely a testament to a deeper, psychological inflexibility that I’m not willing to tackle at this time]) , so much like urinating into a bedside jar, glass, or other such receptacle I can’t personally recommend it based off my “””experience””” but I’ve read that stretching does go a long way before bed.
I’ve heard good things about magnesium. I take glycine because it gives me wild dreams.
Aug 5, 2024
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i went to bed at 8:30pm and woke up 8:30am. worth every second.
sometimes its just what your body needs.
Feb 14, 2025
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After an emotionally intense time. Let yourself reset.
Jun 18, 2024
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doodle some stuff and photocopy some random objects. write terrible poetry and print it. It doesn't have to mean anything to be art. leave them in cafes and train stations for anyone to find
Feb 16, 2025
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get fun postcards when traveling, they're usually in bookshops. write a bunch of inside jokes and stuff for your friends. once you start doing it everyone sends them to you when they travel its so fun
Feb 17, 2025
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without the heater on (or just set to a lower temperature) you get to break out your cute throw blankets and make cozy drinks plus you're more aware of the weather. Cool easy way to connect with your environment and also save some money
Feb 15, 2025