# I have found the cure for insomnia! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 22, 2002, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-cure-for-insomnia/99607 "2002-03-22T21:00:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-cure-for-insomnia/99607/1 "2002-03-22T21:00:11Z")
Two words: Carl Sagan Watch any one of his Cosmos videos and you’ll be out like a light 😉 His dry, monotone voice is just like a lulaby and works twice as fast! 😃 Actually the kind of sleep his videos induce is more of a coma, Which comes is second to Mrs. Rhoda’s Tech Prep Algebra 1 class. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![rubes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@rubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rubes)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-cure-for-insomnia/99607/2 "2002-03-22T21:11:00Z")
for college hangovers, I often tuned into the PBS station for the painter(Ross?) that did the “Happy Little Trees”. Something about his ultra positive view and the sound of the brush on canvas was quite soothing and relaxing. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-cure-for-insomnia/99607/3 "2002-03-22T22:27:34Z")
Carlton Sheets always does it for me. If I dont fall asleep by 5 am im doomed though, because Jack Van Impe comes on, and he is so funny I cant sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Palve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-cure-for-insomnia/99607/4 "2002-03-22T22:34:03Z")
The _real_ cure for insomnia is light classical music, like Chopin. When I can’t sleep, I just pop that in my stereo and turn the volume down. Works like a charm. ---
**Author:** ![auntie\_em](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-cure-for-insomnia/99607/5 "2002-03-22T22:35:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rubes \* > \*\*for college hangovers, I often tuned into the PBS station for the painter(Ross?) that did the “Happy Little Trees”. Something about his ultra positive view and the sound of the brush on canvas was quite soothing and relaxing. \*\* I am completely in love with that guy. Too bad he’s dead. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-cure-for-insomnia/99607/6 "2002-03-22T22:36:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rubes \* > \*\*for college hangovers, I often tuned into the PBS station for the painter(Ross?) that did the “Happy Little Trees”. Something about his ultra positive view and the sound of the brush on canvas was quite soothing and relaxing. \*\* LOL!! I strongly second this one. Between his voice and the scraping of the brush on canvas, you could’ve pulled my teeth while I was watching that show. ---
**Author:** ![sim0n](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@sim0n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sim0n)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-cure-for-insomnia/99607/7 "2002-03-22T22:53:16Z")
Brian Eno’s _Music For Airports_ ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-cure-for-insomnia/99607/8 "2002-03-23T00:34:26Z")
Humph! And **Drachillix** tells his co-workers it’s me! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-cure-for-insomnia/99607/9 "2002-03-23T03:38:06Z")
Celestial Seasonings Sleepy Time Tea. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Creant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Miss\_Creant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Creant)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-cure-for-insomnia/99607/10 "2002-03-23T03:49:34Z")
I highly recomend working on an Excel spreadsheet. My head is on my keyboard within two minutes ---
**Author:** ![Kathleen\_de\_Trelare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4bbf92/32.png) [@Kathleen\_de\_Trelare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kathleen_de_Trelare)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-cure-for-insomnia/99607/11 "2002-03-23T06:22:58Z")
I just pull out anything vaguely resembling work(like my math book) and I’m gone. ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-cure-for-insomnia/99607/12 "2002-03-23T06:40:53Z")
Melatonin and a book. Does it for me all the time. I love that Melatonin stuff. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-cure-for-insomnia/99607/13 "2002-03-23T07:57:49Z")
anything that has a lot of numbers repeated … like in a math class also anything easy listening ---
**Author:** ![Cougarfang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@Cougarfang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cougarfang)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-found-the-cure-for-insomnia/99607/14 "2002-03-23T11:36:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kathleen de Trelare \* > \*\*I just pull out anything vaguely resembling work(like my math book) and I’m gone. \*\* Ditto.