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I'm sharing a short guide to help you fall asleep quickly because time is money. 
This is what U.S. Navy fighter pilots used to catch some sleep whenever they had free time. Due to the high levels of psychological and physical stress, the U.S. military had to deal with pilots on edge, leading to friendly fire incidents and easy targets.
They called on a man named Bud Winter, who developed the following method, which can be found in many meditation techniques for sleeping. Bud Winter described his program, which he used for aviators and later athletes after the war, in his book Relax and Win, which costs no less than $220 on Amazon.
Bud Winter teaches you how to sleep even on two chairs, which is an uncomfortable position, but the overall protocol applies to any position. This is particularly useful for those who have periods of intense work with very little time, sacrificing sleep at night but finding small windows to rest.
He divides this into two phases: physical relaxation and mental relaxation. The first is necessary to achieve the second.
Let's get started sleeping like the U.S. Navy in 1943!
How to Physically Relax
Sit on your chair and place your feet on the other one. With your knees crossed, let your hands rest loosely between your legs. Now close your eyes and relax your neck until it rests on your chest.
Breathe slowly, deeply, and regularly. Release the tension in your face. Relax your scalp. Just let go. Now let your jaw drop open. Relax the rest of your facial muscles, including your lips and tongue. Let everything go. Breathe slowly.
Now let's focus on the muscles around your eyes. Let them settle into your eyelids. Don't concentrate; just let them go. Breathe slowly.
Now let your shoulders drop as slowly as they can. You might think they're already low, but let them go even lower. Just let your torso collapse. Slump. Imagine you are a huge, heavy blob on the chair, like a jellyfish. Breathe slowly. As you exhale, release more and more tension.
Let's move on to your arms. Speak directly to the muscles in your arms. First, your right bicep. Tell it to relax, to go limp. Do the same for your right forearm. Then your hand and fingers on your right hand. Your arm should feel like a dead weight on your leg. Repeat the relaxation process with your left arm. Breathe slowly.
Your entire upper body has relaxed, and a warm, pleasant sensation flows through you. You feel good. A feeling of well-being fills your body.
Now for your lower body. Speak to the muscles in your right thigh. Let them become a dead weight on the chair. Let the flesh hang from the bones. Do the same for your right calf. Then the muscles in your right ankle and foot. Tell yourself that your right leg has no bones in it. It's just a flank, a heavy weight on the chair. Repeat the process with your left leg.
Now you are physically relaxed, or so you think. To be more certain, take three deep breaths, and as you exhale, release all remaining tension. One... whoosh, two... whoosh, three... whoosh.
Note 1: If you have trouble relaxing a part of your body, try tensing it first and then relaxing it afterward.
Note 2: Winter taught cadets to cultivate this state in any stressful situation to relax, improve concentration, and make better decisions afterward.
From there, Winter teaches how to slip into a deep and relaxing sleep by becoming mentally relaxed.
How to Relax Mentally
Winter asserts that once you are physically relaxed, if you keep your mind free of active thoughts for just 10 seconds, you will fall asleep. The key to falling asleep quickly is to stop the flow of thoughts that usually swirl around in your head. You need to stop ruminating on regrets, fears, and the day's problems.
Winter particularly warns against thoughts involving movement. Studies using electrodes on cadets' bodies have shown that simply thinking about an activity creates tension in the muscles involved. Modern studies confirm this observation: just imagining an activity engages the same parts of the brain as if you were actually doing it (this is why when you imagine yourself in a stressful situation, you can actually feel the stress you would experience). Therefore, when trying to imagine yourself relaxed in a chair, it is counterproductive to imagine yourself active.
So, to drift off to sleep, you want to fill your mind with the calmest contemplations. Winter suggests three good ones to use; you don't need to use all three—just pick one, and if it doesn't work, try another:
First, imagine that you are on a warm spring day, resting at the bottom of a canoe on a very calm lake. You gaze at the blue sky with lazy clouds floating by. Allow no other thoughts to intrude. Focus solely on this scene and keep out any foreign thoughts, especially those involving any movement. Hold this image and savor it for 10 seconds.
For the second sleep-inducing fantasy, imagine yourself in a large black velvet hammock, with everything around you being black. Maintain this image for 10 seconds as well.
The third technique is to repeatedly tell yourself, "Don't think... don't think... don't think..." and so on. Keep this focus and clear your mind of other thoughts for at least 10 seconds.
The cadets at the aviation school were split into two groups: one group received relaxation training, while the other group was a control group. The first group far surpassed the second group in all mentally taxing classes, exercises requiring discipline, and physically intensive tests. After six weeks of practice, 96% of the aviators could fall asleep in 2 minutes or less, anywhere and at any time. Not only could they fall asleep even after drinking coffee, but also with simulated noise from machines and various types of gunfire in the background!
After the war, Winter taught the technique to his athletes and became one of the best sprint coaches of all time (with 102 All-Americans, 27 Olympians, and 10 world records).
Winter strongly believed that the program, originally developed to relieve combat stress, was equally applicable to the pressures and fatigue civilians face in their everyday lives.
It’s practical for falling asleep quickly and well when time is short, and useful for those with irregular schedules and difficulty sleeping.
For best results, practice this relaxation technique consistently, without stressing over it (which would be like shooting yourself in the foot).
Thanks for reading, dismissed!
This is what U.S. Navy fighter pilots used to catch some sleep whenever they had free time. Due to the high levels of psychological and physical stress, the U.S. military had to deal with pilots on edge, leading to friendly fire incidents and easy targets.
They called on a man named Bud Winter, who developed the following method, which can be found in many meditation techniques for sleeping. Bud Winter described his program, which he used for aviators and later athletes after the war, in his book Relax and Win, which costs no less than $220 on Amazon.
Bud Winter teaches you how to sleep even on two chairs, which is an uncomfortable position, but the overall protocol applies to any position. This is particularly useful for those who have periods of intense work with very little time, sacrificing sleep at night but finding small windows to rest.
He divides this into two phases: physical relaxation and mental relaxation. The first is necessary to achieve the second.
Let's get started sleeping like the U.S. Navy in 1943!
How to Physically Relax
Sit on your chair and place your feet on the other one. With your knees crossed, let your hands rest loosely between your legs. Now close your eyes and relax your neck until it rests on your chest.
Breathe slowly, deeply, and regularly. Release the tension in your face. Relax your scalp. Just let go. Now let your jaw drop open. Relax the rest of your facial muscles, including your lips and tongue. Let everything go. Breathe slowly.
Now let's focus on the muscles around your eyes. Let them settle into your eyelids. Don't concentrate; just let them go. Breathe slowly.
Now let your shoulders drop as slowly as they can. You might think they're already low, but let them go even lower. Just let your torso collapse. Slump. Imagine you are a huge, heavy blob on the chair, like a jellyfish. Breathe slowly. As you exhale, release more and more tension.
Let's move on to your arms. Speak directly to the muscles in your arms. First, your right bicep. Tell it to relax, to go limp. Do the same for your right forearm. Then your hand and fingers on your right hand. Your arm should feel like a dead weight on your leg. Repeat the relaxation process with your left arm. Breathe slowly.
Your entire upper body has relaxed, and a warm, pleasant sensation flows through you. You feel good. A feeling of well-being fills your body.
Now for your lower body. Speak to the muscles in your right thigh. Let them become a dead weight on the chair. Let the flesh hang from the bones. Do the same for your right calf. Then the muscles in your right ankle and foot. Tell yourself that your right leg has no bones in it. It's just a flank, a heavy weight on the chair. Repeat the process with your left leg.
Now you are physically relaxed, or so you think. To be more certain, take three deep breaths, and as you exhale, release all remaining tension. One... whoosh, two... whoosh, three... whoosh.
Note 1: If you have trouble relaxing a part of your body, try tensing it first and then relaxing it afterward.
Note 2: Winter taught cadets to cultivate this state in any stressful situation to relax, improve concentration, and make better decisions afterward.
From there, Winter teaches how to slip into a deep and relaxing sleep by becoming mentally relaxed.
How to Relax Mentally
Winter asserts that once you are physically relaxed, if you keep your mind free of active thoughts for just 10 seconds, you will fall asleep. The key to falling asleep quickly is to stop the flow of thoughts that usually swirl around in your head. You need to stop ruminating on regrets, fears, and the day's problems.
Winter particularly warns against thoughts involving movement. Studies using electrodes on cadets' bodies have shown that simply thinking about an activity creates tension in the muscles involved. Modern studies confirm this observation: just imagining an activity engages the same parts of the brain as if you were actually doing it (this is why when you imagine yourself in a stressful situation, you can actually feel the stress you would experience). Therefore, when trying to imagine yourself relaxed in a chair, it is counterproductive to imagine yourself active.
So, to drift off to sleep, you want to fill your mind with the calmest contemplations. Winter suggests three good ones to use; you don't need to use all three—just pick one, and if it doesn't work, try another:
First, imagine that you are on a warm spring day, resting at the bottom of a canoe on a very calm lake. You gaze at the blue sky with lazy clouds floating by. Allow no other thoughts to intrude. Focus solely on this scene and keep out any foreign thoughts, especially those involving any movement. Hold this image and savor it for 10 seconds.
For the second sleep-inducing fantasy, imagine yourself in a large black velvet hammock, with everything around you being black. Maintain this image for 10 seconds as well.
The third technique is to repeatedly tell yourself, "Don't think... don't think... don't think..." and so on. Keep this focus and clear your mind of other thoughts for at least 10 seconds.
The cadets at the aviation school were split into two groups: one group received relaxation training, while the other group was a control group. The first group far surpassed the second group in all mentally taxing classes, exercises requiring discipline, and physically intensive tests. After six weeks of practice, 96% of the aviators could fall asleep in 2 minutes or less, anywhere and at any time. Not only could they fall asleep even after drinking coffee, but also with simulated noise from machines and various types of gunfire in the background!
After the war, Winter taught the technique to his athletes and became one of the best sprint coaches of all time (with 102 All-Americans, 27 Olympians, and 10 world records).
Winter strongly believed that the program, originally developed to relieve combat stress, was equally applicable to the pressures and fatigue civilians face in their everyday lives.
It’s practical for falling asleep quickly and well when time is short, and useful for those with irregular schedules and difficulty sleeping.
For best results, practice this relaxation technique consistently, without stressing over it (which would be like shooting yourself in the foot).
Thanks for reading, dismissed!
For all the retards who think it's AI generated : I only used AI to translate my post because English is not my first language. Everything is in my own handwriting.
And for those who have tried it, please let me know.
And for those who have tried it, please let me know.
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