Mindfulness
fromInsideHook
22 hours agoWhy You're Sharp One Day and Foggy the Next
Maintaining a slight alcohol level can enhance confidence, but the film suggests that constant happiness isn't necessary for a fulfilling life.
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Television
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoPsychology says adults who still sleep with the television on aren't just creatures of habit - many of them are filling the room with voices because at some point in their life the silence became the space where the worst thoughts lived, and a stranger talking about the weather at 2 AM is less frightening than whatever their own mind has to say when there's nothing else competing for the air - Silicon Canals
Using television as background noise can become a coping mechanism for stress, impacting sleep quality negatively.
Television
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoPsychology says adults who still sleep with the television on aren't just creatures of habit - many of them are filling the room with voices because at some point in their life the silence became the space where the worst thoughts lived, and a stranger talking about the weather at 2 AM is less frightening than whatever their own mind has to say when there's nothing else competing for the air - Silicon Canals
Using television as background noise can become a coping mechanism for stress, impacting sleep quality negatively.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
18 hours agoI forced myself out of bed at 5 a.m. for three months expecting to hate it - instead I discovered the version of myself that had been waiting behind the noise all along - Silicon Canals
Waking up early provided unexpected benefits of silence and personal time rather than increased productivity.
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Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoPsychology says people who set an alarm but always wake up five minutes before it goes off aren't light sleepers - they're people whose body never fully trusts that anything external will show up when it's supposed to, so their nervous system runs its own backup system just in case, and that five-minute head start on the day isn't a habit, it's a person who learned very early that depending on something outside yourself to wake you up is a risk their body isn't willing to take - Silicon Canals
The body wakes up before alarms due to a lack of trust in external cues, reflecting deeper psychological patterns of self-reliance.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoPsychology says the people with the most genuine discipline in their lives don't look anything like the productivity culture tells you to look - they're not waking at 5am or tracking every minute, they've built a quieter kind of discipline that most people miss because it doesn't perform itself - Silicon Canals
Discipline is often misrepresented; true discipline is quieter and more effective than the rigid routines promoted by productivity culture.
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoNot everyone who keeps working after the workday ends is ambitious. Some people simply discovered that the transition from productivity to stillness requires passing through a stretch of feeling they've been avoiding for years, and the extra hour of work is cheaper than the ten minutes of silence. - Silicon Canals
Many work late to avoid confronting uncomfortable emotions, not just to be productive.
fromInverse
1 month agoWhat Scientists Are Learning About Sleep and Memory Formation
Sleep plays a central role in memory consolidation - the process by which newly acquired information is stabilized and integrated into long-term memory stores. Research from institutions including Harvard Medical School and the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences has shown that different stages of sleep contribute to different types of memory. Slow-wave sleep, or deep sleep, appears to be particularly important for declarative memory - the kind that stores facts and events.
Mental health
fromScary Mommy
1 month agoHere's Why Your Brain Hits "GO" On Every Anxious Thought Right When You Want To Sleep
Nighttime anxiety spikes are normal and caused by factors like blood sugar dysregulation, reduced distractions, and the brain's protective mechanisms becoming hyperactive in darkness and quiet.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months agoMany people sleep worse in winter. Here's what experts want you to know.
It's normal to feel sluggish during the winter. Cold temperatures and fewer hours of sunlight can mean less time outdoors and more time staring at our screens. For some people, these cold-weather habits may contribute to a sleep disruption, known as winter insomnia. This isn't a clinical condition, but it might begin or worsen during the winter months.
Mental health
fromwww.wired.com
1 year agoI Tested 20 Over-the-Counter Sleep Aids to Find a Way to Beat My Insomnia
I tested AGZ's chocolate and mint flavors, which come with a frother, and you can blend the powder with water or milk, either warm or cold (although I think it tastes the best with milk, like a frothy hot cocoa). The drink doesn't taste overly sweet and has a nice, rich chocolate taste. The mix is melatonin-free, instead with adaptogens, herbs, and minerals, including magnesium, vitamin B6, L-theanine, ashwagandha, and calming herbs.
Alternative medicine
fromSilicon Canals
1 month agoWhat neuroscience reveals about people who lie awake replaying conversations from six hours ago - Silicon Canals
Rumination activates the default mode network (DMN) - the brain's self-referential processing system. This is the neural circuitry that fires when you're thinking about yourself in relation to others: your identity, your social standing, your mistakes. It's the brain asking, over and over, What does this say about me?
Psychology
Wellness
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoThe most rejuvenating sleep of my life': 12 products our writers rely on for rest each night
Well-designed sleep products—comfortable earplugs, pillows, masks, white-noise machines, and wearable blankets—can significantly improve sleep quality, especially for travelers and light sleepers.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 month agoNeuroscience reveals that people who overthink at night often have brains that refuse to file away unresolved emotional experiences during the day - Silicon Canals
Unprocessed emotional experiences from daytime accumulate and resurface at night when the brain attempts consolidation, particularly in people with insufficient cognitive bandwidth during waking hours.
fromPsychology Today
1 month agoWhen Sleep Banking May Be A Viable Strategy
Sleep banking is essentially extending your normal sleep hours in the nights leading up to a known period of sleep deprivation. On the face of it, it appears unlikely banking sleep could counter the decreased alertness and other cognitive decrements that we experience when deprived of sleep, or stop that strong sensation we get when our body wants sleep.
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