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Many of us have methods for doing things to make our lives that little bit easier. Maybe it’s to do with how you get ready each day, navigating your to-do list, or even a mental process you use to combat nerves. Our own methods are key to living a productive & fulfilling life. I’m sharing one here which I think everyone can benefit from – a method for getting to sleep. You can have the best business plan in the world, but if you’re not getting the rest & sleep you need, it’s not worth anything.
Heard of the military method? Here’s what to do:
- Relax your entire face, including the muscles inside your mouth.
- Drop your shoulders to release the tension, & let your hands drop to the side of your body.
- Exhale, relaxing your chest.
- Relax your legs, thighs, & calves.
- Clear your mind for 10 seconds by imagining a relaxing scene.
- If this doesn’t work, try saying “don’t think” repeatedly for 10 seconds. (Love this!)
- Within 10 seconds, you should fall asleep!
Now don’t take my word for it… it likely it isn’t always done in 10 seconds, but many people are asleep within just a few minutes. And for this reason, the military sleep method has become a part of many people’s calming nightly routine. When it comes to calming techniques for sleep, there’s never a straightforward yes or no answer. Several studies have stated that calibrating rest should be carefully considered during a military career, & if there was ever a line of work where a quick sleep trick would be handy, it would be in that one.
Having said that, no clear-cut studies specifically around this method are publicly available. There is, however, a lot of anecdotal evidence that shows this method works. According to the US military, it works on 96% of individuals who give it a try.
Fascinating eh? What do you think?
