Sleep Health

Being able to sleep well is a huge deal.

I've always admired my wife's amazing ability to sleep. Every night when she lies in bed and the lights are turned off, she can fall asleep within minutes, and her sleep quality is extremely high. I, on the other hand, need to take more than ten minutes to gradually fall asleep. Although I'm much better than many people who have difficulty sleeping or even suffer from insomnia, I can never reach my wife's ability to "control" her sleep so freely. I'm really envious and in awe of her.

Next, let's quantitatively feel the importance of having good sleep.

Imagine there are two types of people: If one type of person has the ability to fall asleep as soon as they lie down and wake up fully alert immediately, while the other type tosses and turns in bed every day and can't fall asleep until more than an hour later, and then needs some time to fully wake up before they can get into important things. The former has a two - hour lead in the quality of rest every day compared to the latter. Over 365 days a year, from the age of 20 to 60, which are the crucial 40 years of life, the former can invest more energy in doing things because they rest better. After 40 years of accumulation, the huge advantage accumulated over tens of thousands of hours is unimaginable.

After reading this, some people may start to feel anxious: I know sleep is important, but I just can't fall asleep. What should I do?

Uncle Bob: Where there is a problem, there must be a solution. Next, let's talk about how to deal with insomnia:

Good living habits Many people can't fall asleep simply because of their living habits. Just before going to bed, they get hungry and have a late - night snack. After being full and satisfied, with a bloated stomach, they lie in bed tossing and turning. While you want to rest, your stomach and intestines won't let you, so how can you fall asleep?

Either they can't stop swiping their phones or they play games until midnight. In short, their nerves are highly stimulated and the drowsiness has flown far away.

So, you should develop the good habit of going to bed on time.

Don't look at your phone for too long before going to bed. The long - term stimulation of the optic nerve by the light source will make you lose all your drowsiness. Moreover, a large number of people nowadays like to watch short videos and can't stop.

Videos are a content carrier with a huge amount of information. The brain, which should be resting, is forcibly filled with a large amount of data, making oneself extremely exhausted. Even when you fall asleep, your subconscious is still constantly digesting the information you've taken in, which will lead to insufficient deep - sleep time and thus affect the quality of rest.

Reasonable energy release Another type of insomnia occurs when some people have too much personal energy and only need to sleep for about five hours a day.

Take myself as an example. I go to bed at twelve o'clock every night and get up at around six o'clock in the morning. After six hours of "charging", I can be energetic all day.

There are also many similar friends around me. If they don't release all their energy during the day, they always toss and turn in bed and have a hard time falling asleep.

For this situation, the solution is very simple and straightforward. If you feel you still have energy, just get up and read a thick and difficult book for a while. Believe me, within half an hour, you'll be drowsy.

What? You don't like reading? Then exercise vigorously in your favorite way for an hour, then take a hot bath, and you should be able to fall asleep as soon as you lie down. It's the same principle as walking a dog, playing with a cat, or taking a child out.

Mental state adjustment: Many friends suffer from insomnia because they can't let go of things in their hearts. They keep thinking about things, tossing and turning, and before they know it, it's already late at night.

This long - term emotional stress can even lead to depression.

This is actually when one's real ability is tested. Even if you have great talent, if you don't have enough tolerance and a broad mind, you'll be filled with worry at the slightest thing. You'll lose your appetite and your sleep. Before the problem actually arrives, you'll lose a few pounds. If this goes on for a long time, illness will come knocking. Even if you have great talent, you won't have the chance to show it.

You should recognize the impermanence of life: Bad luck will turn into good luck. As the saying goes, "Thirty years on the east side of the river, thirty years on the west side." You should not be overjoyed when things go well or overly sad when things go wrong. These key concepts should often flash through your mind.

Take a long - term view. Many things that can't be solved now may not matter after some time. Don't you think many of your actions were particularly naive and silly when you look back at yourself three or five years ago? Many things that used to trouble you a lot can now be laughed off.

When you're deeply troubled by many things and can't get out of a mental dead - end, you just need to have a good meal and a good sleep. When you wake up the next day, you'll suddenly see things clearly. You'll laugh out loud and let the past go with the wind, all with the wind.