Because learning about your brain and sleep can be fun . . .
In our day, probably the greatest obstacle to getting a refreshing and recharging night of sleep is non-stop activity. Both we and our electronic devices are always on. Smartphones and computers interfere with our ability to fall asleep with their beeps, notifications, and addicting design. Their addictive lure beckons when we should be asleep. Sleep…
The delicate line between sleepy and sleep deprived is thinner than a single thread. Sleep deprived implies a more sustained state of exhaustion as compared to just being plain sleepy. It’s a debate best left to the experts—and while many of them like to get into the nitty-gritty details, let’s be honest: there’s not much…
The subconscious has been known to pick up certain signals and hints the conscious mind misses. For example, when you meet someone and there’s something incongruous about what they say and the way they behave. That incongruity leads you to not trust them. Being in touch with your subconscious can help you zero in on the reasons for this feeling. It can even save your life.
So how well do you think you’d sleep if your muscles kept twitching all night? If someone gives you a hard time about eating somewhat healthfully, tell them twitching all night might be fine for them. You, on the other hand, like to rest when you sleep. They might look at you quizzically. Inform them…
An episodic dream is a dream that continues in episodes over two or more nights. On the first night, the crowd sat to eat at a long picnic table. On the second night, more guests arrived and sat around the same table, squeezing together. Someone placed a plate in front of each guest. The good…