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Originally posted by Jorath Calar:
The best cure I know for is to read a book by R.A. Salvatore.
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LOL! And I actually
like Salvatore!
I was a horrible insomniac until I came to college. Here I ended up with no time to do anything, so I had to optimize everything ... and I end up with a 7-8 block for sleeping every night! For me, what solved it:
1) Caffeine: It takes 6 hours for HALF of it to get out of your blood stream, i.e. from a decent cup of coffee at 5pm, 100 mg will still be in your system at 11pm. I just never drink any caffeine after lunch now -- my lunchtime coffee is the end of it.
2) Evening Workout: I couldn't find time to do my workouts during my normal afternoon slot, and I hate doing them in the morning, so I allocated the block from 7 - 9pm, finals week excluded, for workouts. It's enough time, but early enough that the rush will wear off by 11pm, just in time for bed.
I've probably slept more in the past two years than in all the years before that, combined ...