Insomnia

My 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐍𝐈𝐀 go-to list.

I used to have repeatedly terrible sleep. I would be awake again and AGAIN.

In the twilight hours leading up to bed time I'd be apprehensive and twitchy, and these feelings in turn degraded my sleep.

That's an obvious feedback loop. A vicious cycle.

𝐓𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐡 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰.

I eased that cycle by having a 'Nice Insomnia' list. Knowing that I could experience it with less annoyance eased the overall impacts and eventually led to improved sleep and a better mood.

I became better company for myself and others.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰.

I encourage you to make your own.

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐔𝐒/𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐩:

• My peeps:

• Subby guys

• Uncles/aunts, Big Sam

• Raj, Navi, Moneet

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞:

• Spray nice scent or drop essential oils

• Go to spare room.

• Sleeping mask

• Change PJs

• Gentle, relaxing music: make a playlist

𝐃𝐨 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞:

• Meditate or relax, use Reminder app

• Easy, long, slow, breathing

• Nice TV show: laugh mo-fo

• The Office, IASIP, Blackadder, Father Ted

• Play with cats

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧 t𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲:

• Upbeat work message response or compose

• Calendar management

• Task management (Trello)

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝:

• Storybook: Waylander, something solid and wholesome; nothing heavy or dreary or pessimistic: not overnight

• Business notes, books, articles

• Coaching notes, books or articles

• Course study notes

𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 𝐨𝐫 P𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦:

• Nothing exciting: link to go-to list

• Nature program, slow paced movie

• Wholesome or fun or progressive

• Watch on silent or just listen with sleeping mask on

𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 P𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐝 S𝐭𝐮𝐟𝐟:

• PLAN AHEAD: Make Playlists

• DO NOT LET THE ALGORITHMS DECIDE FOR ME

• Nice videos

• Business videos

• Coaching videos

• Inspiring events or people: look through my Coaching google keep saved videos

• NOT video-shorts and reels, I may as well do crystal meth. NOT even cat videos.

𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧:

• Podcast: Story, business, coaching

𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥/W𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞:

• Gratitude, realisations, emotions, truth

• Blog, creative,

• Business, BMC, other ideas, aha's

𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐩:

• {Have a list of people that you LIKE to reach out to}

  
  

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡 & W𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭:

• Trapezius workout, foot workout

• Strengthen adductors

• Bellows/deep diaphragm slow breathing

• Left nostril breathing

• Listen to own heartbeat

• Simple no-prop Yin yoga

• Just basic yoga

• Other workout

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬:

• Short prayer of gratitude to the infinite improbability of life. "I know enough about maths to know that our very existence is a preposterous miracle"

• Short prayer for those with more struggles

• Long prayer of gratitude

• The past 24hrs list: 10 things that I'm grateful for + acknowledging difficult feelings for 2 things that were hard

• Long prayer of thanks for the mathematical improbability of unfurling intelligence beyond human understanding