tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post8714792218337751934..comments2024-03-20T03:33:22.357-07:00Comments on Skeptophilia: The inner voiceGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-57204488804019543832015-11-28T06:02:29.928-08:002015-11-28T06:02:29.928-08:00I took a six week class at the University of Guelp...I took a six week class at the University of Guelph (about 20 minutes from my house) on sleep. We talked a lot about "sleep hygene" and other things. One of the exercises was to imagine yourself in a dark room with a spotlight shining down on top of you. You're holding a broom. Any time a thought pops into your head that's not you just holding a broom you imagine yourself sweeping it away (I use sound effects in my head, because that's how I roll. Lately I've been imagining myself as Jose Bautista and I "bat flip" the thoughts away). Soon, sleep will come. My daughter was having a hard time with this one so she invented her own variation. Instead of a broom she's standing with her feet in the ocean and every time she gets a thought she picks up a pebble and tosses it into the waves. At any rate, give it whirl, or not. You're internal monologue will let you know if it's working. Andrew Buttershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129116283463309554noreply@blogger.com