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    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 24 18:15:08 2021
    Sleep training for adults prevents depression, study finds

    Undergoing cognitive behavioral sleep training, which teaches you how
    to break bad habits in order to prepare your mind and body for a good
    night's sleep, may help prevent depression in older adults with
    insomnia, a new clinical trial has found.

    https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/24/health/sleep-training-insomnia-depression-wellness/index.html

    Slide show on what to avoid there...

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Sun May 22 00:37:35 2022
    On 11/24/21 7:15 PM, JAB wrote:
    Sleep training for adults prevents depression, study finds


    That is pretty interesting!

    I guess it should make sense that traditional habits, like getting decent
    sleep, would help. We're mechanical, after all. My recommendations for a
    happy old age would include:

    * stay off social media. Who needs it?
    * kill your TV. Nothing on worth watching
    * get fresh air/sunlight every day
    * cultivate meaningful friendships and relationships; get out of the house
    * get some exercise/move your bones every day

    TV/internet have so little to offer these days and it's getting worse. I
    met an old guy with a flip phone today and asked him about it. He had
    plenty of money to afford a smart phone if he wanted one. His answer:
    "anyone I want to talk to already has my number. Everyone else can fuck
    off." Sound advice.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun May 22 04:49:58 2022
    On Sun, 22 May 2022 00:37:35 +0100, Retrograde
    <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Sleep training for adults prevents depression, study finds

    I guess it should make sense that traditional habits, like getting decent
    sleep, would help.

    Breaking "bad habits" may be the ticket, and getting on a schedule.


    I've experienced sleep depravation on the extreme side. When I finally
    went to bed, I was out for about 24 hours, then got up and ate
    something, and back to bed for some 12 hours. It takes about a month
    to get back to normal.

    When I work 12+ hour days for say a week or two, I'm soundly asleep in
    bed but I perceive more sleep is needed.

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Thu May 26 19:01:50 2022
    On 2022-05-22, JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:
    I've experienced sleep depravation on the extreme side. When I finally
    went to bed, I was out for about 24 hours, then got up and ate
    something, and back to bed for some 12 hours. It takes about a month
    to get back to normal.

    I think you mean 'deprivation' but if it makes you feel depraved, you're probably not alone. Lack of sleep is a serious thing. We're mechanical
    beings and the gears can stop turning if you don't drive right.

    Worst I ever had was extreme jetlag, but that was no picnic either.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Thu May 26 20:51:22 2022
    On Thu, 26 May 2022 19:01:50 +0100, Retrograde
    <[email protected]d> wrote:

    extreme jetlag

    I experienced that when I was in process of exiting military, from
    Germany, to Oregon, to back home. Some 3 or 4 days before reaching
    home with only catnaps along the way.

    'deprivation'

    Correct...may have been a spell checking error I approved of.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri May 27 06:52:04 2022
    On Sun, 22 May 2022 00:37:35 +0100, Retrograde
    <[email protected]d> wrote:

    * stay off social media. Who needs it?

    I use it (Twitter) for news...and limited entertainment, which is not
    the same as younger ones use it for.

    For instances, here is one person I follow on Twitter

    https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/10899/Tribe https://twitter.com/tribelaw

    and Paul Krugman
    https://twitter.com/paulkrugman

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