Recently, problems sleeping.
The intricacies of day-to-day life, a busy mind, flowing ideas, mental accuracy, the inability to clear thoughts. All this mixed with the created lifestyle we surround ourselves with can lead to severe problems, including insomnia. I have begun to consider how much better my sleep would be if I followed the lead of hunter-gatherers.
Eat well. Healthy, fresh foods. Solid, balanced meals without overfilling yourself or skipping meals. Also, meals eaten in a timely manner, not right before bed, but when it is light out, the light necessary for hunting your prey, then skinning and butchering it and preparing it for cooking.
A day full of physical activity, vibrancy, intensive thought involving complicated decisions. Strenuous activity leads to restful, solid, enjoyable sleep.
Waking up early and getting your day started off right. Sleeping too late in the hunter-gatherer world might lead to attack by neighboring groups, attack by animals, missing hunting opportunities, not enough time in the day to get all your tasks done. Must get up and get going!
Winding down in the evening towards bedtime. Letting your mind rest without the technological stimulation it has been enduring throughout the day. Dim light, soft sounds, the crackling and mesmerizing flame of a hunter-gatherer fire.
I imagine that an early-rising, well-exercised, well-fed, active hunter-gatherer must have gotten/must get an amazingly satisfying night of sleep.
"The intricacies of day-to-day life, a busy mind, flowing ideas, mental accuracy, the inability to clear thoughts. All this mixed with the created lifestyle we surround ourselves with can lead to severe problems, including insomnia.}
ReplyDeleteYep!
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