How to Sleep

The most impressive writer on sleep was William Shakespeare. In Hamlet, our hero, Hamlet ponders the similarity between sleep and death, "and by that sleep to end the ... " problems that we as people must endure. Sleep is like death in that our mind shuts off miraculously to the sights, sounds, and problems of our living, non-sleep world. The difference is that unlike death, a person engaged in sleep is mentally alert to his surroundings. He should when nudged, wake up. He should when he hears a noise become awake. If he doesn't then his sleep isn't natural but may be drug or alcohol induced which could lead him to a state of permanent sleep.

There is only one way to learn how to sleep, and that is by experimenting with various precursors to sleep. There is no need to study how we sleep all we know is why we sleep. If we don't sleep, we become psychotic, hallucinating and a danger to ourselves and to others because our sensory signals have not had a change to have their batteries refilled during sleep. Since we do not need to study how we sleep, we can learn how to sleep in a manner that will awaken us refreshed, without a headache, and calm.

You can learn how to sleep to maximize sleep's greatest potential by following a bedtime schedule or habit. Your mind continues to play back all of the day's problems and those that you carry to bed with you, will burn out some of the refreshing chemicals that your mind is sending to restore your individual cells. A good habit to follow is to clean your kitchen before sleeping. If you're traveling, make arrangements to be awakened by the front desk of your hotel. Take a warm shower and wear pajamas. Sleeping in the nude can sometimes put your mind on the alert and your sleep will not be as refreshing as it should be. If there are unstoppable noises outside of your bedroom, wear noise canceling headphones. There are many symptoms of Insomnia, but there are also many things you can do to help yourself get a good nights sleep.