Thought of the day
April is done.
Thirty days, thirty posts and I’m still standing.
Thirty days, thirty posts and I’m still standing.
I’ve decided my victory lap involves zero festivities and maximum napping.
But here is my dirty little secret: I cannot nap in silence.
If I don't have a podcast, music or some random background noise playing, my brain starts conducting an audit.
And my internal auditor is such a dick.
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It’s the only way I can get some peace.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a date with a nap and a very boring podcast about the history of PowerPoint presentations.
How do you keep the internal auditor quiet?
Do you need a soundtrack to snooze, or are you a fan of the silence?
Or do you find naps unnecessary?
Thanks for stopping by and supporting my cause this month.
I will talk to you next week.
I will talk to you next week.
Meme dump
I will persevere.
I will keep moving forward.
I will be the stream.
I will keep moving forward.
I will be the stream.
I've never needed a nap unless I've been really sick. But staying asleep at night has always been a challenge for me. I've had some success with cognitive shuffling (google can explain it better than me).
ReplyDeleteI will have to look that one up, Bijoux.
DeleteCoffee plus a diuretic, I would definitely help that coffee shop with its TP collection. Congrats on finishing the month, Matt! I like silence while sleeping and don't nap, so I'm not sure about that.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Margaret.
DeleteMy naps are always involuntary. I turn on the YouTubes and sit in my comfy ejector chair for some nice reddit revenge stories. I wake up twenty minutes later to a different story or a Voiceplay video. Rinse and repeat. I seem to have turned into my beloved late mother-in-law.
ReplyDeleteDarn YouTubes.
DeleteInterestingly enough, unless I am really in a fuss about something. I can usually shut myself off. Mentally just stop thought. It is hard to explain. But I think it is a form of self hypnosis, something I taught myself as a kid, actally.
ReplyDeleteA pretty handy skill, Debby.
DeleteLike Deedles, my naps usually happen without my permission (though I would never deny one). I like quiet, though in reality, it's never truly quiet... even in a power outage (especially so at my house since we have a generator).
ReplyDeleteI am still in control of my napping schedule ... for now.
DeleteSame, Mr. Shife. Same.
ReplyDeleteI love some white noise to fall asleep. I actually got a white noise machine from a friend (he’s a psychologist and they use them outside their office) and I love it. In the summer, I use an old fashioned fan to lull me to sleep.
Love the quiz!
XOXO
Thanks, Sixpence. I might have to look into the white noise machine.
DeleteI don't nap, I barely sleep. I get maybe 4-5 hours of sleep at night. Mostly pain keeps me awake.
ReplyDeleteThat doesn't sound great, Mary.
DeleteI can't nap. I can sleep for several hours midday but I cannot nap!!
ReplyDeleteBut I need silence to fall asleep or else the voices in my head start a band and go on tour for eight hours straight!
Silence is too much for me. I will start thinking something is wrong.
DeleteI don't recall last time I did a blog every day for entire month.
ReplyDeleteGive it a shot.
DeleteThe screaming voice in my head drowns it all out
ReplyDeleteThat works.
DeleteHahahahaha, dragons! Congrats on achieving your daily blogging goal for April! I can't fall asleep with background noise unless I'm exhausted, so generally I need it to be quiet. But if anxiety keeps my mind (over)working, I find that focusing on a repetitive, boring rhyme (like "Mary has a little lamb" over and over) will often put me to sleep.
ReplyDeleteI have been doing something similar with song titles. I pick a letter in the alphabet and come up with some songs by bands or solo artists.
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