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erratio comments on How is your mind different from everyone else's? - Less Wrong Discussion

31 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 05 December 2011 08:38AM

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Comment author: erratio 05 December 2011 02:22:45PM *  6 points [-]

I am unable to take naps or fall asleep by accident. I have to be explicitly trying to sleep, and it usually takes at least half an hour to fall asleep. This holds even when I haven't slept for over a day and I'm exhausted - I still have to give myself permission, and the process is still not fast.

Comment author: komponisto 06 December 2011 12:41:45AM 4 points [-]

By contrast, I am unable to fall asleep except by accident.

Comment author: [deleted] 05 December 2011 08:18:19PM *  1 point [-]

I have basically the same thing, maybe a little less marked. Nap are pointless for me unless they last at least 90 minutes, because I'll spend the first half hour or so barely dozing. I can sometimes fall asleep more quickly, though, when extremely tired. ETA I have never fallen asleep by accident (once or twice I've noticed dozy sensations creeping up on me, but it's quite rare), and I'm an extremely light sleeper.