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Try a fan. And this one's weird, but I have an analog clock in my room and the rhythmic ticking helps me sleep.
I know were you are coming from and I know a few people who have a clock in the room and sleep… but I just can’t… the rhythmic ticking drives me crazy haha
podcast or audio books are my go to - sometimes I’m stuck on the same chapter for weeks
I can't handle the constant having to rewind and going wait did I already listen to this last night? that happens if I listen to podcasts or audiobooks to sleep.
Maybe I should just find a podcast I don't care about actually hearing everything in that I could use for sleep.
I know what you mean, so here are my solutions. My podcast are either about F1 or gaming - so very generic and I have different ones. The topics are very similar, but with different persons and opinions, it’s never the same - so ideal for drifting off.
For audiobooks, I mostly listen to books, I’ve already read or listend to previously. So you know the rough story, but some small details are always missed. My prime example are the harry potter books by stephen fry… I fall asleep within minutes haha
I usually put on some PBS Space Time, not quite podcast, but I often don't look at the visuals when trying to sleep. The videos are short (about 15min) , but provided it's between 23:30 and 00:30, it usually takes only about 5 minutes before I fall asleep.
Used to do audiobooks, but that would fail if I was too invested in the book...
I have an air purifier in my room that is always running so filling the room with humming and providing clean air.
I feel like the thoughts in my head would drown it out.