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If you're anything like me, your night goes something like this.
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After an exhausting day, you brush your teeth, get into your Zelda themed pajamas, snuggle up in bed, turn the lights off, and then...
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nothing.
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No, not the good kind of nothing, the literally 10 seconds ago I felt like I would die if I didn't get into my bed, and now I'm perfectly awake kind of nothing.
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So, you try to squeeze your eyes tighter, or maybe I'm just not in a comfortable position?
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Yeah, that'll solve it.
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But no. The clock ticks, and you become increasingly more aware of every waking second of sleep time
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that you're losing and how increasingly bad tomorrow will be.
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If only you could have just slept at school or work.
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It was so easy then.
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But now, in the solitude of night, all you have is your deepest, darkest thoughts, and that damn clock that- OH MY GOD IT'S BEEN THREE HOURS?!
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If this sounds familiar to you, then this video is for you you,
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because we've compiled some of the best advice and practices to increase your odds of falling asleep in minutes.
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And while we're going to start off with the stuff you should do before hitting your bed,
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we also have a technique used by the US Navy to fall asleep in two minutes when you're stuck there lying awake.
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So let's start with seven things you should do before you sleep.
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Number one is to sleep in a colder environment.
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Your thermal environment, especially surrounding your head and body,
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is perhaps the most under appreciated factor determining not only the ease with which you'll fall asleep tonight, but also your sleep quality.
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Whether you're overheating because of heavy blankets, pajamas, or just a hot room, it's been shown to decrease slow-wave sleep and REM sleep.
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Even just to initiate sleep, your body has to drop 2-3 degrees Fahrenheit or 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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And so being colder actually helps bring your temperature down faster.
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It might shock you, The recommended temperature is around 65 degrees Fahrenheit or 18.3 degrees Celsius for your room.
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Going too cold isn't great either, but it doesn't have the same disruptive effects on falling asleep or your sleep quality as a hot room does.
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Number two is to take a hot shower or bath before bed.
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You might think being all warm and fuzzy is what makes you sleep, but it's actually kind of the opposite.
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When you're exposed to hot temperature, the body can't hold onto the heat and sends blood to the surface of your skin, giving you that flushed red appearance.
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Once you step out of the warmth, the dilated blood vessels radiate out the inner heat to your environment and your core body temperature plummets.
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This triggers the body and brain to think it's sleepy time.
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Number three is to put away the clock.
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Simply having the ability to look at and see the time
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and find out how much you haven't slept is not helpful and will honestly only stress you out.
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In fact, time monitoring is strongly linked to stress and waking arousal.
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4. You should minimize or avoid caffeine and nicotine.
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Coffee, colas, some tea
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and even chocolate can take as long as 8 hours to wear out fully and nicotine is a stimulant, so avoid them too late in the day.
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It's also worth avoiding eating too close to bed.
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While some studies show avoiding diets that are excessively biased towards carbs will help, it's better to just avoid being too hungry or too full before bed.
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Number five, exercising and being physically tired can help you fall asleep faster, but working out two to three hours before bed can keep you up longer.
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So earlier in the day is better.
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And same goes with naps, actually.
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They're great, but don't take them after 3pm or it'll be harder to fall asleep at night.
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Number six is to make sure you're actually relaxing before bed.
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If you try to sleep and you're wired or on, your brain just won't be ready.
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A relaxing activity within the hour before bed, like reading, is the perfect ritual to to put you in the right mindset.
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And finally, number seven is to make sure you're getting sun exposure during the day
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and minimizing your light exposure during the evening.
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You've probably been told not to use your screen before bed, which is true,
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but it's equally as important to get natural sunlight for at least 30 minutes a day if you have problems falling asleep.
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This helps to condition your body's schedule and trigger tiredness at the right times.
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So, now that we've set up some conditions for optimizing your experience of falling asleep, you're still awake.
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In fact, maybe you've already done those things and you're lying in bed right now, desperately looking up how to fall asleep faster on YouTube which led you to this very video.
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Don't lie.
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In which case, you have broken rule 7 of not looking at your phone, but I'll forgive you if it was in pure desperation.
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I mean, I won't complain about the X review.
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But in all seriousness, if you're laying in bed after all that, there's a technique that the Navy allegedly used that,
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if practiced, can literally have you falling asleep in two minutes no matter where you are.
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I say allegedly because the studies are not publicly available, but they claim they were used on fighter pilots who would often make avoidable mistakes as a result of stress
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and ultimately sleeplessness.
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In fact, they were designed to allow them to fall asleep even while sitting up,
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and after six weeks they claim that 96% of the pilots could fall asleep in less than two minutes.
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It goes like this.
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First, you need to systematically relax each part of your body.
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Take a deep breath, close your eyes, and begin to focus on your face.
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Picture every muscle slowly relaxing.
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If you need help, squish and squint your face first, and then let it relax.
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Breathe out as you feel your cheeks, tongue, mouth, and jaw relax.
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Even imagining your eyes sinking into their sockets.
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Then slowly make your way down your body, and do the same thing to each muscle group.
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Tighten and then relax your shoulders, then arms, from forearms to fingers, chest and legs, and finally your feet,
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all while breathing deeply and focusing on the relaxation.
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Once you've gone through the whole body, focus on clearing your mind into a meditative state.
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As thoughts about your day or images pop into your mind, try not to dwell on them and let them pass.
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Simply thinking through motions can stimulate your muscles to involuntarily contract.
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Much like meditation, don't let the thoughts consume you.
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Try to focus on breathing in and out.
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Or you can visualize yourself in a calming location like on a warm summer's day in a hammock, swaying slowly back and forth.
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If you can't stop your thoughts, they suggest repeating don't think, don't think, don't think for 10 seconds.
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It may sound silly or fairly simple, but it's the practice that makes perfect.
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And anecdotally, online people have found it to work after dedicating time to it.
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But the key, like most things, is to consistently practice each night.
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It won't be a simple solution on your first night, but weeks in, you'll be much more likely to fall asleep instantly, assuming you don't have a sleep disorder or other condition.
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Now, there is one more suggestion that is considered the single most important tip to falling asleep immediately,
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and if you can't follow any others, follow this.
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Go to bed and wake up at the same time of day, no matter what.
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Even the weekends.
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I know, it sucks, but we're creatures of habit and if you want to be able to fall asleep immediately, getting in a good routine will set up your body to literally work like clockwork.
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And after all that, if you still can't fall asleep, don't lie awake in bed.
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Studies show that not falling asleep for an extended period of time causes anxiety and only makes things worse.
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So just get up and do a relaxing or slightly boring activity until you feel sleepy.
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Thank you guys for watching.
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We played around with the animation style a little bit in this video.
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It's a little longer so let us know in the comments what you thought of it
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And we're gonna make a playlist of a lot more sleep videos over there
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because it's a common theme because it's very important Make sure you're subscribed for more and click that bell.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “How To Fall Asleep In 2 Minutes”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: asleep, bed, sleep, fall, falling. Deze video bevat 98 zinnen en 1479 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:49. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 189 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| distress zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | druk, stress |
| pajamas zelfstandig naamwoord | /pəˈd͡ʒɑ.məz/ | pyjama |
| nicotine zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈnɪkətiːn/ | nicotine |
| sleepy bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈsliːpi/ | slaperig |
| allegedly bijwoord | /əˈlɛdʒ.ɪd.li/ | vermoedelijk |
| avoidable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /əˈvɔɪdəbl̩/ | leegbaar |
| clockwork zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈklɑkwɝk/ | uurwerk |
| compile werkwoord | /kəmˈpaɪl/ | samenstellen |
| dilate werkwoord | /daɪˈleɪt/ | dilateren |
| disruptive bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /dɪsˈɹʌptɪv/ | storend, onrustwekkend |
| excessively bijwoord | /ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/ | buitensporig, extreem |
| forearm zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɔːˌɹɑːm/ | onderarm |
| hammock zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhæmək/ | hangmat |
| involuntarily bijwoord | /ɪnˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/ | onwillekeurig |
| optimize werkwoord | /ˈɑptɪmaɪz/ | optimistisch zijn/handelen |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| set up werkwoord | /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ | bereiden, voorbereiden |
| find out werkwoord | ontdekken, onderzoeken | |
| get up werkwoord | opstaan | |
| look up werkwoord | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | opkijken |
| think through werkwoord | doordenken | |
| wear out werkwoord | verslijten | |
| work out werkwoord | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | uitrekenen |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | IT'S BEEN · we've compiled · it's been shown |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | been shown · been told · were designed |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 49 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, don't, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: warmth /wɔɹmθ/, thermal /ˈθɜːməl/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: visualize /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/, desperation /ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/, relaxation /rᵻˌlækˈseɪ.ʃən/, initiate /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/, flush /ˈflʌʃ/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: allegedly /əˈlɛdʒ.ɪd.li/, anecdotally /ænəkˈdəʊtəli/, excessively /ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/, involuntarily /ɪnˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/, meditative /ˈmɛdɪˌteɪtɪv/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: pajamas /pəˈd͡ʒɑ.məz/, minimize /ˈmɪn.ɪˌmaɪz/, disruptive /dɪsˈɹʌptɪv/, meditative /ˈmɛdɪˌteɪtɪv/, optimize /ˈɑptɪmaɪz/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: anecdotally /ænəkˈdəʊtəli/, hammock /ˈhæmək/, systematically /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪ.kli/, caffeine /ˈkæfiːn/, relaxation /rᵻˌlækˈseɪ.ʃən/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: snuggle /ˈsnʌ.ɡəl/, exhaust /ɪɡˈzɔst/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als distress, pajamas, nicotine.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.