Naps just got way more time efficient
A fitness expert has shared the “mind-blowing” life hack that helps people fall sleep within two minutes.
Justin Agustin recently posted a video to TikTok alongside the caption: “Technique to falling asleep in two minutes!” The video has since amassed over 250,000 likes and 3.6 million views.
He explained: “This technique was developed in the military to allow soldiers to fall asleep at any time, any place – even on the battlefield when the environment is extremely uncomfortable and there’s a lot of noise happening.
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“Sleep for a soldier is crucial.”
He continued to explain that the technique was developed for “fighter pilots who need 100 per cent of their reflexes and focus”, which decreases with lack of sleep.
You begin the hack by “calming your body” by going from “head to toe” and relaxing each individual part.
“Start by relaxing the muscles in your forehead,” Agustin explained.
“Relax your eyes, your cheeks, your jaw and focus on your breathing. Now go down to your neck and your shoulders.
“Make sure your shoulders are not tensed up. Drop them as low as you can and keep your arms loose by your side, including your hands and fingers.”
You must now “take a deep breath and slowly exhale” before relaxing your chest, stomach, thighs, knees, legs and feet.
“Again, imagine this warm sensation going down from your heart all the way to your toes.”
While doing the physical exercises, you should also “clear your mind of any stresses,” which is arguably easier said than done – but Agustin recommends thinking of one of two scenarios.
He continued: “One – you’re lying in a canoe on a calm lake with nothing but a clear blue sky above you. Two – you’re lying in a black velvet hammock in a pitch black room.
“At any time when you start thinking of anything else or you start getting distracted, repeat these words for 10 seconds: ‘Don’t think, don’t think, don’t think.'”
He added: “Apparently, 96 per cent of people who mastered this technique are actually able to fall asleep within two minutes of shutting their eyes.”
Comments beneath seemingly support the method, with one “military brat” commenting: “I also had a veteran as a psychology teacher in college who taught this. it definitely works.”
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