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As I transition to being an old man I’m increasingly falling asleep on the couch while my wife and I watch through the Alone show again. It’s quite relaxing.
Last night I fell asleep listening to PBS WashingtonWeek but that’s the first time I’ve fallen asleep with an earbud in in a long time. Usually I just have a fan on.
Cosmos with Carl Sagan
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia or Seinfeld. I know they are always yelling but it soothes me. I think me visualizing the scenes as I listen helps.
Occasionally I fall asleep reading but I’m usually too interested in what I’m reading to sleep. Same with music it’s either too interesting or too boring.
Math class
Great Lectures are so fantastic too. Interesting stuff but the production quality is so great and soothing and excellent speakers. I don’t stand a chance haha.
For sure
Fucking quiet. Which is damn near impossible to get, which is what gives me insomnia
If you haven’t tried already: use earplugs. I realized embarrassingly late that my sensitivity to sound wakes me up quite often and earplugs have been a life changer.
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When not in the mood for talking, singing bowls for sure.
When my brain can’t stop and I need a distraction, either the sleep with me podcast or welcome to nightvale. Sometimes Sleep Whispers but that one can be over stimulating for my lil ASMR brain.
A fan and total darkness.
…my fan broke earlier this year; i’m shopping for a mechanical white-noise generator…
…when our central air conditioner failed during this summer’s hundred-degree spell, i installed a temporary window-box unit and sleeping was BLISS: tinnitus gang needs fans…
A box fan can be acquired for like $15
…we have a couple of industrial fans but the sound’s not quite right by comparison to cross-flow impellers…
D&D lore, or any other fictional lore is really good for this. It’s not nearly interesting enough to really keep my attention, but just interesting enough that I kinda half listen.
Put this on, and just try to stay awake at night, I dare you.
For background listening while I’m winding down in the evening I like something a little more interesting, and my best for that is probably SEA. One of the best astronomy channels around.
Formula 1 and tennis matches. Not because they are boring but they are relaxing.
I’ve been listening to Fall of Civilizations, with some Kosmo before that.
I used to try to put on ocean things, but the animals were all too pretty, so I’d end up watching it instead of sleeping.
Fall of civilisations is my go-to as well!
Nice! Those videos last me forever, too! They’re 2-3 hours, but knock me out in 5-10 minutes, and they’re interesting enough I keep going back until I get through it.
I finished the Sumerians last week and am 1/4 into the Songhai now.
Oh I didn’t even know there were videos haha
Usually a science video on yt
The box fan.
Almost all the suggestions here are videos. Who wants light from a screen keeping them awake when they are trying to sleep? Put on some very quiet music instead. Best for me is when it’s something I know pretty well.
I usually just have an earbud in and face the screen of my phone/tablet down on the nightstand.
My phone display doesn’t keep me awake. Either the effects of blue light are overblown or I’m immune.
I have a giant monitor and just press two buttons and it turns the brightness and contrast all the way down to where it’s just visible enough to watch and barely illuminate the room, but dark enough to have hella darkness with my eyes closed.
…dark mode text while lying in repose on my side usually does the trick for me, but then i wake up later with a drained ipad propped against the wall…
My kid swears by train-crossing channels on YT.
Same. I’ve listened to so many I have a playlist pared down to just Japanese trains and specific crossings I found on YT. okok, Imma nerd. But still.
