{"id":2503,"date":"2016-01-18T07:46:46","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T07:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/?p=2503"},"modified":"2016-01-18T07:51:08","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T07:51:08","slug":"night-school-richard-wiesman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/books\/night-school-richard-wiesman\/","title":{"rendered":"Night School: Wake up to the power of sleep – Richard Wiesman"},"content":{"rendered":"

My notes from the great book Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear<\/a>\u00a0by Richard Wiesman, which will definitely banish some false presumptions that we may have:<\/p>\n

Hypnagogic myoclonic twitch<\/a> -70% of people experience it<\/p>\n

Deep sleep \u2013 you won’t wake up unless you smell burning \u2013 someone says your name, or you hear a very loud noise<\/p>\n

We spend 50% in the light sleep, 20% in deep sleep, 25% in REM<\/a>, 5% in brief awakenings<\/p>\n

Humans have internal clock inside them<\/p>\n

The king sleeps on his back, the sage on his side and the rich man on his belly.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Create your own bat cave<\/p>\n

The main problem with common sense is that it is not so common.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For night terrors and sleepwalking wake the child up 20 minutes before the episodes usually start. Give them a glass of water and read them a bedtime story. Repeating this 10 days in a row reduces night terrors by two thirds.<\/p>\n

Power napping FTW!<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you wake up at 6 AM<\/span><\/span><\/a> then the perfect naptime is 1:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Drink caffeinated\u00a0drink just before dozing off. It will work it’s magic about after 20 minutes, just as you wake up.<\/p>\n

Add some nice smell in your bedroom.<\/p>\n

Image rehearsal therapy\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Banish blue light<\/p>\n

Positive imagery and the paradox principal<\/p>\n

Make a list of worries<\/p>\n

Don’t cram the night before, get a good night sleep<\/p>\n

Fly east flight early, fly west fly late<\/p>\n

Napping is awesome<\/p>\n

Describe dream and use as a basis for change<\/p>\n

Pre-sleep suggestion<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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My notes from the #book<\/a> Night School: wake up to the power of #sleep<\/a> by Richard Wiesman – https:\/\/t.co\/QW8MbWMw1S<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/3ekxKNpnTk<\/a><\/p>\n

— Nikola Bre\u017enjak (@HitmanHR) January 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n