<story><title>How being alone may be the key to rest</title><url>http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37444982</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>sotojuan</author><text>Doing some casual reading before sleeping has really helped.</text></item><item><author>kilroy123</author><text>I think key to getting really good rest is to unplug. I know most people tend to sit on their phones or computer for a few hours. Some science suggest that isn&amp;#x27;t good rest because your nervous system is still being stimulated. [1]&lt;p&gt;I find I get the best rest when I unplug for a bit. Take a long walk, just for the sake of walking. Or lay down for 30 minutes and do nothing for a while.&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.scientificamerican.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;mental-downtime&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.scientificamerican.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;mental-downtime&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>eyelidlessness</author><text>This unfortunately ruined reading for me for a long time. I associated reading with sleep, and it became a pavlovian response: a few pages in, any time of day under any circumstances, I&amp;#x27;d start to nod off.</text></comment>
<story><title>How being alone may be the key to rest</title><url>http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37444982</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>sotojuan</author><text>Doing some casual reading before sleeping has really helped.</text></item><item><author>kilroy123</author><text>I think key to getting really good rest is to unplug. I know most people tend to sit on their phones or computer for a few hours. Some science suggest that isn&amp;#x27;t good rest because your nervous system is still being stimulated. [1]&lt;p&gt;I find I get the best rest when I unplug for a bit. Take a long walk, just for the sake of walking. Or lay down for 30 minutes and do nothing for a while.&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.scientificamerican.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;mental-downtime&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.scientificamerican.com&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;mental-downtime&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>curiousgal</author><text>I feel like an entire different person when I am reading a book. It&amp;#x27;s very soothing, even if the book is dense and thought-provoking.</text></comment>