Can wrist braces help with insomnia?

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The thread discusses insomnia, with participants sharing personal experiences and thoughts on sleep, entertainment during sleepless nights, and various topics related to their lives, including college and notable figures in academia.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express a strong dislike for sleep due to nightmares and prefer to stay awake, sharing their personal struggles with insomnia.
  • There are humorous exchanges about the timing of posts and the nature of their conversations, with some participants feeling isolated in their insomnia.
  • Participants discuss their entertainment choices during sleepless nights, including movies like "Kill Bill," which leads to debates about its quality and their viewing habits.
  • There are discussions about college experiences, future plans, and the uncertainty surrounding educational paths, with some participants contemplating gap years or manual labor as a means to decide on their futures.
  • Notable figures such as Noam Chomsky and Richard Feynman are mentioned, leading to discussions about their contributions and the participants' interests in their work.
  • Some participants express confusion about the academic backgrounds of these figures, leading to clarifications and corrections regarding their histories.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

The discussion contains multiple competing views on the value of movies, personal experiences with insomnia, and differing opinions on educational paths. There is no consensus on any specific topic, as participants share varied perspectives and experiences.

Contextual Notes

Participants' claims about their experiences with insomnia and entertainment choices are subjective and may not reflect broader trends or research on sleep. Discussions about academic figures include varying levels of familiarity and understanding among participants.

Who May Find This Useful

This thread may be of interest to individuals experiencing insomnia, those contemplating college decisions, or anyone interested in discussions about notable academic figures and their influence.

Do you have Insomnia?

  • Yes, now tell me more about this sleep you speak of...

    Votes: 12 80.0%

  • Zzzz.....

    Votes: 3 20.0%
  • Total voters
    15
  • #31
I think there's a law that at least one in every five businesses must be a bar. Lots of bars.
 
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  • #32
Your arch-enemy, the most leftist, most outspoken person and critic of US policy.
www.chomsky.info


I like bars
 
  • #33
Smurf said:
Your arch-enemy, the most leftist, most outspoken person and critic of US policy.
www.chomsky.info


I like bars


Bars do us no good, we're under 21.

My posts are gradually getting worse in grammar and spelling as the morning waxes on.
 
  • #34
I wanted to go mainly because of Richard Feynman ;) Well, he was the person I most identified with MIT at least...
 
  • #35
Bah, he'sa linguistics professor. No wonder.

He's just jealous of Bush'slinguistic skills andis lashing out in shame.
 
  • #36
TWENTY ONE!? THE DRINKING AGE IS 21!?

so are there any homeless people there?
 
  • #37
Smurf, do you like Chomsky for politics or linguistics?
 
  • #38
honestrosewater said:
I wanted to go mainly because of Richard Feynman ;) Well, he was the person I most identified with MIT at least...


Feynman taught at CalTech...

Note: Stupid 30 sec rule
 
  • #39
"The point of public relations slogans like "Support our troops" is that they don't mean anything... That's the whole point of good propaganda. You want to create a slogan that nobody's going to be against, and everybody's going to be for. Nobody knows what it means, because it doesn't mean anything. Its crucial value is that it diverts your attention from a question that does mean something: Do you support our policy? That's the one you're not allowed to talk about."-Noam Chomsky
 
  • #40
Smurf said:
TWENTY ONE!? THE DRINKING AGE IS 21!?

so are there any homeless people there?

Sure, and they're very visible.
 
  • #41
honestrosewater said:
Smurf, do you like Chomsky for politics or linguistics?
Both, I love all his work.
 
  • #42
franznietzsche said:
Feynman taught at CalTech...

Note: Stupid 30 sec rule

I know, but he went to MIT.
 
  • #43
Wow, you guys are slow...

Doesn't Pinker teach at MIT??
 
  • #44
honestrosewater said:
I know, but he went to MIT.


in the 40s before the Manhattan projectthough.
 
  • #45
I don't know any of these people you just mentioned.
 
  • #46
honestrosewater said:
Wow, you guys are slow...

Doesn't Pinker teach at MIT??


We're carryingon four separate conversationswitheach other infour differentthreads,ofcourse we'redelayed.
 
  • #47
franznietzsche said:
in the 40s before the Manhattan projectthough.

?? He graduated from MIT, got his Masters from Princeton (I think)... he worked with/under Wheeler...
 
  • #48
Five accually.

<-- Currently listening to NOFX (the single decent American rock band)


WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?
 
  • #49
Smurf said:
I don't know any of these people you just mentioned.

Steven Pinker, wrote The language Instinct and How the Mind Works. I thought you might have read them since they deal with linguistics
 
  • #50
honestrosewater said:
?? He graduated from MIT, got his Masters from Princeton (I think)... he worked with/under Wheeler...

Doctorate at MIT, under Wheeler and then straight to Los Alamos with Openheimer. No Masters.
 
  • #51
I'm just getting into linguistics, I've always been into politics (been into history even longer)
I've heard of that book though.
 
  • #52
Smurf said:
Five accually.

<-- Currently listening to NOFX (the single decent American rock band)


WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?


Many, Many things. Insomniac daymares for example. Not fun.
 
  • #53
I've never had a daymare.
 
  • #54
Smurf said:
I've never had a daymare.

I've never had a daydream.

note: stupid 30 second rule.
 
  • #55
Question: Should I ever admit how long I spent trying to figure out what a daymare is?
 
  • #56
Admitting your problem is the first step to curing it.

I'm off to bed again. See you in 5.
 
  • #57
honestrosewater said:
Question: Should I ever admit how long I spent trying to figure out what a daymare is?


For entertainment value: Yes.
 
  • #58
Yes, something constructive must be done.
 
  • #59
franznietzsche said:
For entertainment value: Yes.

Less than 6 minutes, more than 1.
 
  • #60
honestrosewater said:
Yes, something constructive must be done.

Not at this time of day. I'm debating if its worth it to get two hours of sleep, or just say screw it and power charge through the day on coffee, coffee and more coffee.
 

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