# March of the Rantoneers (March mini-rants)

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**Created:** [March 2, 2023, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-rantoneers-march-mini-rants/980582 "2023-03-02T09:22:42Z")\
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> [@Fewer days, more rants (February Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fewer-days-more-rants-february-mini-rants/979184/284):
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> I continue to have problems sleeping at night and staying awake during the day. Last night, I woke up at bout 4:30 and never quite managed to get back to sleep. I’ve been exhausted all day and unable to nap.

This is where my “Fall asleep listening to an audiobook” strategy works pretty well. I can drift off to a good even-tempered reader (those old Brits do a good job).

I set the timer on my iPhone to stop playing in 20 or 30 minutes, and then if _… ok, WHEN…_ I wake up in the middle of the night, I can put on the 'book again.

I’ll usually fall asleep again, but I don’t, or if that takes hours, then hey, at least I’ve been laying still and listening to a good book (That gets rid of most of that “I’ve GOT to get back to sleep!” stress).

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