[HN Gopher] Sleep technique used by Salvador Dali works
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Sleep technique used by Salvador Dali works
Author : ohiovr
Score : 51 points
Date : 2021-12-10 21:51 UTC (1 hours ago)
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| ohiovr wrote:
| My Dad also took a lot of naps. I've never been able to fill his
| shoes figuratively or literally. He was sharp as a pin.
| stavros wrote:
| He also had big feet?
| ohiovr wrote:
| Sure did. He stood 6 foot 4 inches. I'm 5'9. His shoes were
| quite fascinating growing up as a little guy.
| sammalloy wrote:
| I've experimented with all of these techniques, and you basically
| get the same benefit from 20 minutes of vigorous exercise.
| mkaic wrote:
| This is absolutely fascinating. I'm really interested to learn
| _why_ this seems to work so reliably well. What 's going on on a
| chemical/electrical level in the brain during N1 sleep that gives
| it this unique ability, and why does it go away if you go too
| deep and enter N2 sleep?
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| Also, I'm incredibly eager to try this out now. First I've heard
| of it and it seems too good to be true.
| johnisgood wrote:
| I was also amazed when I could solve logic puzzles (it was a
| logic game) after having looked at it for a couple of seconds.
| I cannot/could not explain how I solved it, I could not tell
| you in advance that I have to move left, then right to connect
| this and that and so forth, but after having looked at it for a
| couple of seconds, I pressed the keys "intuitively" and solved
| it! I did not believe that it really worked at first, but after
| I solved many difficult levels this way, I was pleasantly
| shocked. I remember being somewhat sleep deprived at that time
| as well.
| ohiovr wrote:
| Looks like the brain has several layers of conscious states.
| The brain consumes many calories and thinking hard can make you
| tired. Especially if you have been very productive for a long
| time and then hit a wall. At the point of mental exhaustion,
| the brain desires sleep. You fall asleep and begin having a
| psychosis. The brain uses symbols that represent the psychosis
| causing hallucination. There is something about breaking the
| psychosis at the right time that alleviates some mental
| problems. Disclosure: I'm bipolar. I have some experience with
| psychosis I can tell you! All dreams are like psychoses..
| kreeben wrote:
| This sleep technique can be easily replicated in modern life:
| work from home, have lunch then a lie-down and have the Teams
| app's blippedy blip blip blip incoming message audio notification
| wake you up to the harsh world of reality.
|
| Haven't felt this leads to me feeling especially creative,
| though.
| cgb223 wrote:
| It makes me imagine creative ways to quit my job and run away
| to an island somewhere
|
| -\\_(tsu)_/-
| ohiovr wrote:
| Don't go to an island:
|
| every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
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| pluc wrote:
| Someone needs to analyze the anxiety between the first blip and
| the potential second/multiple blips or expectation thereof
| novosel wrote:
| We must not forget to mention Einstein, who also was in the habit
| of taking naps in a an armchair while holding a rock in his hand.
| pier25 wrote:
| I think I once got into this hypnagogic state by accident. I was
| having a nap and my dogs woke me up because it was time for their
| walk.
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| I felt sleepy while walking the dogs but also had a clarity
| regarding anything I examined in my mind. It's as if my regular
| state of mind was like walking in a forest with limited
| visibility, and now I could see the territory from a bird's
| perspective.
|
| This lasted for about 15 mins maybe. I've never been able to
| experience this again. Maybe I should try this technique :)
| thejackgoode wrote:
| Sometimes I get into what feels like similar state during
| meditation, particularly when tired. It definitely produces
| "different" thoughts, but I never thought of it this way.
| Interesting.
| ohiovr wrote:
| "As legend goes, Edison would sit in a chair when he got sleepy,
| holding a ball bearing in his left hand. Soon, he would enter the
| "hypnagogic state," a stage between wakefulness and sleep where
| many people claim to have visual and auditory hallucinations."
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| https://cityftmyers.com/1871/Standing-Thomas-Edison#:~:text=....
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| This technique should work if you can fall asleep without
| consciously thinking about what is in your hand. I have taken
| naps at 3pm now and then when I'm exhausted from studying a
| problem and fall asleep. Recently in a nap dream I come to a part
| that seemed to beg my belief even while dreaming. And I was
| somehow able to arise out of my dream state with conscious
| effort. I should note that I have been quite productive with the
| problem I was considering. I can't remember what the problem was.
| I just saw the article and thought it would be fun to share.
|
| Edison's technique should be automatic. Maybe something like a
| soft object that when a few moments after it is released makes a
| squeak sound. Might make a fun toy for inventors looking to
| maximize on this dream boost effect.
| mkaic wrote:
| >Maybe something like a soft object that when a few moments
| after it is released makes a squeak sound.
|
| Could use some kind of heat or capacitive touch sensor to
| detect when it's no longer in contact with your hand. Or I
| guess the KISS version of that would just be to use some sort
| of physical switch to detect when the object hits the floor. I
| could totally see there being a market for something like this!
| ohiovr wrote:
| Make it and give me one. I'm working on a spelling bee.
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