The opposite of being awake. You know what it means. I think the best definition is when you are unconscious/dreaming. The time when you are in bed (or wherever you sleep). At least, you are unaware of the "real" world. It is quite a nice thing to wake up naturally relieved. However, modern culture usually restricts awakening times by forced work and sleeping times by excessive stress.
It is famously lacking, yet scientifically at least I think it declutters the human mind, gives it energy and reasoning abilities; I think lacking it leads to impairment; science actually shows that it leads to creativity… Waking up a teenager at 6AM is like waking an adult at 4AM. Yet the archaic school system does almost nothing about this, so sleep deprivation is a reality for many.
Turn lights off, don’t think too much, breathe, and actually be physically sleepy because trying to fall asleep intentionally is futile. Reduce blue light exposure, do meditation, etc.
Too many thoughts or too much anxiety. Or too bright, or the room is too noisy. A possible counter is writing down stuff to free up mental capacity. Or the circadian rhythm is just not aligned, in which case it's really hard! And of course, for those who drink coffee, problems will likely arise.
Writing relieves the mind, makes one free of thoughts so it’s easier to fall asleep. Though intentionally trying to fall asleep makes it worse, as it requires the absence of stimulus.
It’s due to a circadian rhythm shift, yet schools don’t accommodate for this. Well, again, systematic change is difficult and will probably not be like this… That’s why, from my experience, my seniors sometimes sleep in class. Not like they won’t be able to review the stuff taught in class in their own time. It’s fine, it’s natural, don’t blame people for this, it’s biological, it happens all the time, it’s not like it would fade away from human biology anytime soon… One “hack” in the case of lack of sleep is to just take a 15-minute nap. Works well enough at school for me, usually I do so between 7:55 and 8:10, when school has not even started yet. (Technically, it isn’t even proper sleep, but again, pragmatically it suffices.)
Especially for people in the examination system: this can occur:
Bad mental health = bad sleep
Bad sleep = bad mental health
Bad sleep or bad
mental health = Large hours spent studying
Large hours spent studying = bad sleep -> want to study less
Little hours spent studying = bad mental health
Uh oh! A cycle. Try detachment from it to an extent.
It leads to inattention and makes one more prone to mistakes. It also leads to laziness and an inability to use the brain's full potential. This causes carelessness and sloppiness, similar to people who are highly intoxicated by ethanol. Thus, try to sleep for at least 6 hours per day.
Where the human decides to postpone sleep to get more done.
Honestly, I occasionally fall into this, too! Studying, gaming, or watching YouTube. It can occur. Worst of all is realising that you have homework due the very next day (in which case it’s no longer about procrastination; rather, it’s about urgency). Weigh the goods and the bads before making a decision.
Where you sleep later and later and wake up later and later! Especially common with teenagers. The reason for this is likely darwinism: they need to watch a fireplace even when others are asleep, for their grandparents' safety and such.
I'm trying this. I hope it works, guys.
Though scientifically recommended, modern life makes it hard; for instance, schools give varying amounts of homework...
Sometimes when one wakes up, they cannot move, and hallucinations and pains occur. Sometimes, it can be a nested dream; sometimes, it can be reality, but you can't even tell...
You don't wake up a baby, you don't wake up an adult (rather he or she chooses to be awoken due to having children), but you do force wake up teenagers and children, becuase otherwise the school system won't work. Exactly :)
You know the impacts on school when all teenagers want to do is to stay awake to avoid school-based punishment instead of talking about their health...! This is because school ITSELF forces early awakenings!
"Time spent in bed without sleepiness leads to anxiety and even more wasted time! Intentionally trying to fall asleep makes it worse, as it requires the near-absence of stimulus, and your thoughts are indeed stimulus."