Can writing a simple to do list right before bed let you fall asleep faster? Recent research says yes. Which points out that if people do simple cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, or CBT-I, they can make their sleep and waking lives a whole lot easier. The Study Young people 18-30 who weren’t having a lot […]
Sleepless over stocks (9/2/11)
Certain Uncertainty Volatility. The times are out of joint, with nearly certain uncertainty stalking people’s thoughts. People tell me of sleeplessness unprecedented since 9/11, of aimless worry keeping up those who have slept well throughout their lives. Is their concern hurricanes, floods, global climate change? The nation’s three wars, or its paralyzing political deadlock? The […]
Theatrically sleeping (10/8/10)
The Lullaby of Off-Off-Off Broadway Too keyed up to sleep? A friendly hospital or hotel room too expensive? Spend the night at the national theatre – all night. And bring your pyjamas. London’s Barbican Theatre is famous for its concrete, brutalist architecture and it’s occasionally avant garde programming. The Duckie Theatre Company will be continuing […]