Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    How to Fall Asleep in Less Than 30 Seconds
    How to Fall Asleep in Less Than 30 Seconds
    How to Fall Asleep in Less Than 30 Seconds
    Ebook37 pages33 minutes

    How to Fall Asleep in Less Than 30 Seconds

    By Steve Pavlina

    4/5

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Does it take you a while to fall asleep at night? Do you find your mind dwelling on various thoughts before you’re able to finally drift off and relax into sleep? Do you find that you just aren’t sleepy enough when it’s time for bed?

    Realize that if it takes you 15 minutes on average to fall asleep each night, that’s more than 91 hours per year that you’re wasting. This is the equivalent of spending more than two 40-hour workweeks just lying in bed waiting to fall asleep.

    And if you have insomniac tendencies and take more than an hour to fall asleep each night, you’re spending more than nine 40-hour weeks on that pointless activity — every year. That’s a tremendous amount of wasted time.

    If you’d like to change this situation, keep reading. I’ll explain the details and share a process for training your brain to fall asleep almost instantly when you’re ready to go to bed.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSteve Pavlina
    Release dateOct 3, 2015
    ISBN9781310405235
    How to Fall Asleep in Less Than 30 Seconds
    Author

    Steve Pavlina

    Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million visits to his website, StevePavlina.com. He has written more than 1300 articles and recorded many audio programs on a broad range of self-help topics, including productivity, relationships, and spirituality. Steve has been quoted as an expert by the New York Times, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, the Los Angeles Daily News, Self Magazine, The Guardian, and countless other publications. He's also a frequent guest on popular podcasts and radio shows. Steve's book Personal Development for Smart People was published by Hay House in 2008 and has been translated into a dozen different languages. The book hit the Amazon bestseller list three months before it was actually released, just from the pre-orders. Steve's passionate pursuit of personal growth began while sitting in a jail cell. Arrested for felony grand theft at age 19 and expelled from school, the full weight of responsibility for his life came crashing down upon him. In an attempt to overcome his out-of-control kleptomania addiction, he decided the best course of action was to go to work on himself. Since then Steve has become one of the most intensely growth-oriented individuals you'll ever know. While studying time management techniques, he earned college degrees in computer science and mathematics in only three semesters. In later years he founded a successful software company, developed award-winning computer games, ran the Los Angeles Marathon, trained in martial arts, and adopted a vegan diet. Steve has a reputation for conducting unusual growth experiments, such as his polyphasic sleep trial, during which he slept only two hours per day for five and a half months, publicly documenting his results each step of the way. By giving away his best ideas for free, Steve created one of the most popular personal development websites in the world without spending a dime on marketing or promotion. In 2010 he took the extra step of uncopyrighting his articles, podcasts, and videos and donating them to the public domain. Consequently, many people have republished Steve's work in different forms, translated his work into other languages, compiled his work into dozens of new books, and incorporated his work into their training programs. Steve currently lives in Las Vegas and travels...

    Read more from Steve Pavlina

    Related to How to Fall Asleep in Less Than 30 Seconds

    Related ebooks

    Self-Improvement For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      17 Tricks for Golden Sleep

      Dec 3, 2022

      17 Tricks for Golden Sleep
      5 min read

    • Article

      Double Your Energy!

      Jan 28, 2022

      Double Your Energy!
      3 min read

    • Article

      How to Unlearn a Disease: Medicine’s Latest Cure Is Forgetting You’re Sick.: Medicine’s latest cure is forgetting you’re sick.

      May 14, 2015

      My father, a neurologist, once had a patient who was tormented, in the most visceral sense, by a poem. Philip was 12 years old and a student at a prestigious boarding school in Princeton, New Jersey. One of his assignments was to recite Edgar Allan P

      8 min read

    • Article

      What I Know About Sleep

      Jul 20, 2018

      What I Know About Sleep
      7 min read

    • Article

      While The Kettle Boils

      May 17, 2023

      While The Kettle Boils
      7 min read

    • Article

      Catnap CRISIS

      Apr 1, 2023

      Catnap CRISIS
      4 min read

    • Article

      Stretch Away The Stress

      Jun 23, 2020

      Stretch Away The Stress
      2 min read

    • Article

      Restful Rituals

      Sep 27, 2022

      Restful Rituals
      4 min read

    • Article

      Catching Up On LOST SLEEP

      Aug 13, 2020

      Catching Up On LOST SLEEP
      5 min read

    • Article

      The Family Guide Tosleep

      Jul 20, 2022

      The Family Guide Tosleep
      3 min read

    • Article

      Finding YOUR ROUTINE

      Aug 4, 2022

      Finding YOUR ROUTINE
      3 min read

    • Article

      Train Yourself

      Sep 27, 2022

      Train Yourself
      3 min read

    • Article

      10 Ways To Beat sleeplessness

      Sep 24, 2018

      10 Ways To Beat sleeplessness
      7 min read

    • Article

      Mind Fulness Meditation

      Oct 25, 2020

      Mind Fulness Meditation
      5 min read

    • Article

      Stop Sabotaging Your Sleep!

      Mar 15, 2022

      Stop Sabotaging Your Sleep!
      5 min read

    • Article

      Rules For Survival

      Aug 20, 2021

      My advice is not to press on the bruise. There are so many little things that hurt every day, and you can either press on them and follow them to their desperately sad conclusions or consciously resist that urge. Especially in the first few weeks, do

      2 min read

    • Article

      MEDITATION & TRANSFORMATION

      Aug 18, 2022

      MEDITATION & TRANSFORMATION
      3 min read

    • Article

      Tips For Better Sleep

      Sep 8, 2021

      Body temperature plays an important role in sleep. We fall asleep as our body temperature drops, and a lower body temperature also helps us stay asleep before it begins to rise in the early hours as we waken. You can encourage a drop in body temperat

      1 min read

    • Article

      Sleep On It

      Aug 19, 2023

      Sleep On It
      5 min read

    • Article

      Free Your Mind

      Jan 19, 2021

      Free Your Mind
      5 min read

    • Article

      Why Do We Sleep?

      Jan 1, 2021

      Why Do We Sleep?
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for How to Fall Asleep in Less Than 30 Seconds

    4/5

    8 ratings3 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 1/5
      OMG, here we go again.
      This author ignores the current research regarding insufficient sleep and sleep deprivation.
      To begin with, sleeping less than eight hours every night is unhealthy and is actually even harmful. Nearly every major organ and metabolic process in your body and brain are negatively affected by getting too little sleep.
      Keep in mind, eight hours applies only to adults. Children need more sleep than adults. A three year old needs closer to twelve hours sleep per night. The necessary time in bed, is different for each age group.
      The incidence of heart attacks, strokes, weakened immune systems, and on and on, are substantially more likely to occur for anyone who is not prioritizing sufficient time in the sack. Nobody requires less than a good eight hours of sleep, every night.
      It also deems as unimportant adherence to your body's Circadian rhythm. It is important to adhere to this natural 24 hour 'clock'. In fact, you may find it difficult not to, once your body is getting it's required eight+ hours of sleep every night.
      The Circadian rhythm shifts over time. Small children and the elderly have an earlier onset of their Circadian rhythms than do adults, and teenagers begin later than adults.
      Do not take my word for this. Research it for yourself.
      I can recommend Dr. Matthew Walker's book by the name of, 'Why We Sleep'.
      This book will explain why getting enough sleep is so very important. It's also a fascinating but easy read.
      (No, I am not a shill, nor am I a friend or relative of Dr. Walker's. I am merely a concerned and interested reader).
      Dr. Walker has written other books, some of which will teach you SAFE methods for learning how to start getting the rest your body needs.
      If this sounds unrealistic and even draconian, I hear you. I thought so, as well, initially.
      Please check out Dr. Walker's book, or find another book that can offer you insight into all that has been discovered in the last decade or two, about this extremely important topic.
      If you have children, it's even more important.
      I repeat - please learn more. It's critical that you do.
    • 5/5
      Great book! Really good advice on how to sleep better, wake up earlier, and quitting caffeine.
    • 3/5
      Not bad, it has some useful techniques to optimize your sleep.

    Book preview

    How to Fall Asleep in Less Than 30 Seconds - Steve Pavlina

    How to Fall Asleep in Less Than 30 Seconds

    Steve Pavlina

    Contents

    Chapter 1: How to Fall Asleep in 30 Seconds

    Chapter 2: How to Become an Early Riser

    Chapter 3: How to Get Up Right Away

    Chapter 4: How to Give Up Coffee

    How to Fall Asleep in Less Than 30 Seconds

    Does it take you a while to fall asleep at night? Do you find your mind dwelling on various thoughts before you’re able to finally drift off and relax into sleep? Do you find that you just aren’t sleepy enough when it’s time for bed?

    Realize that if it takes you 15 minutes on average to fall asleep each night, that’s more than 91 hours per year that you’re wasting. This is the equivalent of spending more than two 40-hour workweeks just lying in bed waiting to fall asleep.

    And if you have insomniac tendencies and take more than an hour to fall asleep each night, you’re spending more than nine 40-hour weeks on that pointless activity — every year. That’s a tremendous amount of wasted time.

    If you’d like to change this situation, keep reading. I’ll explain the details and share a process for training your brain to fall asleep almost instantly when you’re ready to go to bed.

    Drop Caffeine (at Least Initially)

    First, if you drink coffee, tea (including green tea and white tea), yerba mate, cola, or any caffeinated beverages on a semi-regular basis, this method won’t work very well at all, so I strongly recommend that you get off all caffeine for at least 2 weeks before you attempt to make improvements in this area. Read the chapter How to Give Up Coffee if you need help with that. I also advise that you drop chocolate during this time as well, including cocoa and cacao, since those contain stimulants too.

    Even a small cup of coffee in the morning can disrupt your ability to fall asleep quickly at night. You may also sleep less restfully, and you’ll be prone to awaken more often throughout the night. Consequently, you may wake up tired and need extra sleep.

    Simply eliminating all caffeine from your diet can improve your sleep habits tremendously. So if you haven’t already done that, please do that first before you attempt the training method I explain later in this article.

    If you really love your caffeine though, the good news is that it’s okay to add it back once you’ve gone through this adaptation training. It will still disrupt your sleep a bit, but once you’ve mastered the habit of being able to fall asleep in 30 seconds or less, then most likely you’ll still be able to continue the

    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1