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myLot reputation of 98/100. Cannonball (919)   ranked 57 out of 3,432 in sleeping1 month ago

I remember when I was at primary school, one of our professor used to tell us to read our lesson just before sleeping because the brain will have a tendancy to work on this last action we make.
Now, after all these years I became aware she was totally right, I heard here and there the last activity of our day is very important in the process of rest of the brain.
For example, falling asleep right after watching a movie wouldn't be so good because the brain will mix it with the events of the day and it will be a bit more difficult to get rest and collect itself again.
I think reading or listening to the music would be a better way of falling asleep because a better exercise for it.If the brain keep going on these melodies during sleping, it would be a good way to relax and if it focus on the words we just read before falling asleep, that will be a great way of printing the informations, right?
What do you think of it?
Do you have other examples of a good activity for the brain just before sleeping?
Would you like sharing?


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1. myLot reputation of 85/100. gracemanotoc (130)   ranked 974 out of 3,432 in sleeping   1 month ago

I pray before i sleep..it's like meditation! Good exercise for your brain and focus. It's like a reflection of what you did in your day and trust that tomorrow is another beginning of good things to come to my life. I think your teacher was such trying to give you some pointers to absorb your lessons that's why he suggested to read it. It might be because the next day is another lesson and our brain has the tendency like the "last song syndrome".. if you were reading your lessons the night before for sure it is still in your brain the next day.


myLot reputation of 98/100. Cannonball (919)   ranked 57 out of 3,432 in sleeping  1 month ago

Yup,
She used to tell us to do like that for this reason


myLot reputation of 37/100. Maggiepie (474)  1 month ago

In my faith (Eastern Orthodox Catholic), prayer's not just a good idea, it's mandatory, throughout the day, in fact! ANd I ALWAYS feel better after prayer, ANY time, for those I love.

But I also do other things after that, such as think about the day, & friends & family, & then I start writing stories in my head. There are some favorite things I like to think about, & I throw them into the mix, KNOWING they'll evolve into dreams.

Sometimes I wonder, though, where SOME of my dreams come from. Others, I KNOW where, & still others, well...they (on RARE occasion) come TRUE. I had one shortly before 9/11 that terrified me, as it was so real, & I saw some dream-warped versions of the events of that day. But that's another post.

Basically, I just rehash the best & worst points of the day, then spend time with my favorite characters in my mind until I fall asleep! Works for me! LOL!

Maggiepie

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2. myLot reputation of 77/100. rymebristol (198)   ranked 991 out of 3,432 in sleeping   1 month ago

i pray and meditate just before i go to bed..i want a relax mind and soul before i call it a day.
no matter how tired and bad my day is..i always find the time to speak with my soul.
if i'm having a hard time sleeping, i smoke! then go back to bed.


myLot reputation of 98/100. Cannonball (919)   ranked 57 out of 3,432 in sleeping  1 month ago

You mean weed or a cigarette?

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3. roseymez (2)   ranked 1,279 out of 3,432 in sleeping   1 month ago

before i sleep, i usually brush my teeth and take a shower so i feel fresh before going to bed. hygiene is important for me so i make sure i'm clean before going to bed.


myLot reputation of 98/100. Cannonball (919)   ranked 57 out of 3,432 in sleeping  1 month ago

Well,
The same for me too but it seems I need to do something more just to get relaxed or to prepare my brain to put itself together again


myLot reputation of 37/100. Maggiepie (474)  1 month ago

I agree with Cannonball, but I also prefer to go to bed clean. I swear I go to sleep faster, sleep better, & have better, nicer dreams!

Maggiepie

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4. myLot reputation of 83/100. bhushanbodkhe (606)   ranked 173 out of 3,432 in sleeping   1 month ago

before sleeping i usually think wht i did the whole...i always make conclusions wht i did wrong n wht did good...i preapare my plans for the next day and i also think wht things i gonna do the next day....u knw time before sleep is perfect to think abt our life our aim in life.....our achievements in life..these all thoughts always comes in mind before sleep!!


myLot reputation of 98/100. Cannonball (919)   ranked 57 out of 3,432 in sleeping  1 month ago

I couldn't agree with you more

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5. myLot reputation of 94/100. crazyoverpurple (1692)   ranked 936 out of 3,432 in sleeping   1 month ago

After reading or solving word puzzles, I pray and then just before I try to put myself to sleep, I delete messages from my cellphone's inbox and sent messages folder. Afterwards, I turn on my iPod and listen to some music. When I feel my eyes getting heavy, I turn the iPod off and lie on my side, hugging a pillow then I drift off to dreamland. happy


myLot reputation of 98/100. Cannonball (919)   ranked 57 out of 3,432 in sleeping  1 month ago

An Ipod,a sweet pillow and warm duvet,
Don't know what could we ask more lol


myLot reputation of 94/100. crazyoverpurple (1692)   ranked 936 out of 3,432 in sleeping  1 month ago

Hahaha! Yup! Well, I always have trouble sleeping. That's why feeling myself drifting off to sleep is sort of like a luxury for me. lol


myLot reputation of 98/100. Cannonball (919)   ranked 57 out of 3,432 in sleeping  1 month ago

Well,
I had the same problem before but now I don't take coffee during the day,I mean I only take one in the morning and now that I wake up very early I will feel very tired in the evening and find it easier to fall asleep happy
What kind of music will you listen at this moment of the day?


myLot reputation of 94/100. crazyoverpurple (1692)   ranked 936 out of 3,432 in sleeping  1 month ago

I have tried to cut down on my caffeine intake. sad But I still have trouble sleeping every night. Take for instance this morning. I got to sleep around 5a.m. cry Well, I usually listen to feel-good songs. Slow love songs, slow R & B.

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6. myLot reputation of 93/100. winterose (13006)   ranked 502 out of 3,432 in sleeping   1 month ago

I usually tumble into bed exhausted, it has been like this for years, the minute I hit the pillow I am sound asleep.


myLot reputation of 98/100. Cannonball (919)   ranked 57 out of 3,432 in sleeping  1 month ago

You're very lucky with it,
I always needed a little time to be able to fall asleep...

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7. myLot reputation of 94/100. kun2349 (4398)   ranked 18 out of 3,432 in sleeping   1 month ago

Most of the time if i'm mylotting b4 i sleep, i will end up having a hard time to fall asleep.. lol=D Because all the responses and topics will still be inside my mind.. ANd also, if i'm watching tv b4 bed time, i will have abit of disturbance to my sleep too.. But i have no choice, as i'm a night owl.. haha

So what i can do to prevent all this disruption, is to wake up very early the next day, to make myself deprived of sleep, and so by night time, regardless of what i do, i will feel very tired and be able to sleep very well.. haha


myLot reputation of 98/100. Cannonball (919)   ranked 57 out of 3,432 in sleeping  1 month ago

Yeah,
To get up very early is a great way for me to fall asleep properly in the evening

 
8. myLot reputation of 97/100. omar0913 (331)   ranked 3,296 out of 3,432 in sleeping   1 month ago

Before I go to sleep and after I pray, I first review all my drafts to be posted here in this site, and imagining that it's havin a lot of responses. What I have noticed that if you practiced to add more words in vocabulary you need to read them again and again till you fall asleep, then it will difinitely pasted on your brain.


myLot reputation of 98/100. Cannonball (919)   ranked 57 out of 3,432 in sleeping  1 month ago

In general,
My mylot will be updated before this,
I like to read books before sleeping

 
9. myLot reputation of 94/100. zweeb82 (641)   ranked 3,239 out of 3,432 in sleeping   1 month ago

lolThis one is easy - thinking!~ Muahaha!~raspI really have a bad habit of thinking & thinking & thinking & thinking until God knows when, then I fall asleep.


myLot reputation of 98/100. Cannonball (919)   ranked 57 out of 3,432 in sleeping  1 month ago

Well,
Yes and sometimes it seems it would roll again and again in my head mayeb sometimes without any clear conclusion so it's better for me to read a book,
It will help me to think a little bit more properly


myLot reputation of 94/100. zweeb82 (641)   ranked 3,239 out of 3,432 in sleeping  1 month ago

I heard someone said to write down all those thoughts then it would be easier to fall asleep after that. Have never tried that before though, hahalol


myLot reputation of 98/100. Cannonball (919)   ranked 57 out of 3,432 in sleeping  1 month ago

I heard about it too,
It must certainly be a good way to get rid of this sensation of thinking of the same thing again and again like that without any tangible conclusion

 
10. myLot reputation of 75/100. bournecaindelta (1487)   ranked 898 out of 3,432 in sleeping   1 month ago

It depends actually. If I have something on my Mind, then I go to sleep with that thing already on my mind because as you said, which is absolutely right, the head keeps working on it all night and we might have some answers in the morning. This happens and I have observed it happen in a very best manner when I'm unable to complete any levels in any game. If i play them at night and still do not complete, then during the sleep, the mind unknowingly keeps working on it, thinking about it and the first time I try it in the morning, I clear it. It has happened with a lot of things other than games. Math problems, some articles, calculations etc. It sure helps to sleep with a question at night. You will have the answers in the morning.

bournehappy


myLot reputation of 98/100. Cannonball (919)   ranked 57 out of 3,432 in sleeping  1 month ago

Haha,
I was a big player few years back and what can i say except you're absolutely right on that one happy
This process is just wonderful


myLot reputation of 75/100. bournecaindelta (1487)   ranked 898 out of 3,432 in sleeping  1 month ago

Yup they do, and work so great. Phew, someone accepted it. I was thinking I was wrong in the head. lol

bournehappy


myLot reputation of 98/100. Cannonball (919)   ranked 57 out of 3,432 in sleeping  1 month ago

Why should it be something's wrong with it happy

 
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