Two week’s worth of results indicate that laughing right before going to bed reduces the need for sleep. I last wrote about this on Sept. 4.
For the last 2 weeks, I have averaged 7 hours of sleep per night, sometimes sleeping less than 7 hours and sometimes a little more than 7 hours. I think this is due to watching funny YouTube videos before going to bed which create a surge of growth hormone. I often laugh out loud to funny scenes and bloopers; and I can feel how laughter leaves my body in a different state. Watching a funny video seems easier (and more effective) than trying to recall funny scenes from memory, but I still occasionally recall funny scenes during the day.
Prior to starting my efforts to naturally release growth hormone, I used to sleep at least 8 hours per night. Then during the 19 months of my growth hormone attempts, my need for sleep reduced a little but sometimes reverted to a need for 8 hours. I am pleased with (seemingly) reducing my need for sleep to 7 hours per night; I hope it continues.
For your information, I do not use an alarm clock since I don’t have to be at work until 9 am.
Here are some links to YouTube videos which made me laugh:
Christmas Vacation – the squirrel scene. 3 min., 24 sec.
The Three Amigos – “look up here” scene. 1 min. 4 sec.
The Office — office pranks with Jim vs. Dwight. 9 min 48 sec.
September 4, 2009 at 12:38 pm |
Mark,
You are brilliant. I love your idea. I have discovered that I sometimes wake up laughing in the middle of the night. It’s accompanied by a wonderful sensation that I would equate to laughing gas (though I’ve never experienced artificial nitric oxide). I always feel extremely well rested after a night in which I woke up laughing or a night when my wife tells me she heard me laughing in my sleep. I’m going to adopt your you-tube at night strategy and see if it works for me as well.