{"id":2467,"date":"2021-08-12T12:18:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T10:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/12\/putting-down-my-phone-and-reading-has-saved-my-sleep-naoise-dolan\/"},"modified":"2021-08-12T12:18:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T10:18:14","slug":"putting-down-my-phone-and-reading-has-saved-my-sleep-naoise-dolan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/12\/putting-down-my-phone-and-reading-has-saved-my-sleep-naoise-dolan\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting down my phone and reading has saved my sleep | Naoise Dolan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I dreaded doing without my device\u2019s dopamine dripfeed, but insomnia was out of control. Now I\u2019m not only sleeping but reading with real pleasure<\/p>\n<p>You might not consider sleep a skill, but I can confirm that it is because I am bad at it. The happiest fortnight of my life was when a GP prescribed me sleeping pills. For two blissful weeks I took my tablet and wilted. When I awoke, I was spared the insomniac\u2019s dread. Is it the middle of the night? Have I once again failed at a basic human function?<\/p>\n<p>For most of my adult life I have found waking up to be a high-risk enterprise. I have to guess whether it\u2019s morning, while knowing that all methods of inquiry will make it harder to resume sleep if I\u2019m wrong. Once I\u2019ve established that it is in fact an ungodly hour, the bargaining commences. Maybe I should get up. I\u2019m not an insomniac, I\u2019m just ahead of the sloths. Didn\u2019t some US president only sleep three hours a night?<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2021\/aug\/12\/putting-down-my-phone-and-picking-up-a-book-has-saved-my-sleep-naoise-dolan\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9f77718e08e23282d272df642b39e17b91473bfb\/0_543_5590_3354\/master\/5590.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=4860daf5b3c7faa6273ffd353983ea63\" title=\"Putting down my phone and reading has saved my sleep | Naoise Dolan\" \/>I dreaded doing without my device\u2019s dopamine dripfeed, but insomnia was out of control. Now I\u2019m not only sleeping but reading with real pleasure<br \/>\nYou might not consider sleep a skill, but I can confirm that it is because I am bad at it. The happiest fortnight of my life was when a GP prescribed me sleeping pills. For two blissful weeks I took my tablet and wilted. When I awoke, I was spared the insomniac\u2019s dread. Is it the middle of the night? Have I once again failed at a basic human function?<br \/>\nFor most of my adult life I have found waking up to be a high-risk enterprise. I have to guess whether it\u2019s morning, while knowing that all methods of inquiry will make it harder to resume sleep if I\u2019m wrong. Once I\u2019ve established that it is in fact an ungodly hour, the bargaining commences. Maybe I should get up. I\u2019m not an insomniac, I\u2019m just ahead of the sloths. Didn\u2019t some US president only sleep three hours a night? Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I dreaded doing without my device\u2019s dopamine dripfeed, but insomnia was out of control. Now I\u2019m not only sleeping but reading with real pleasure You might not consider sleep a skill, but I can confirm that it is because I am bad at it. 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