TikTok Just Woke Up To A Military Life Hack That Helps You Fall Asleep In Only 2 Minutes
It's way better than counting 🐑!
Calling all insomniacs, we’ve found the ultimate TikTok sleeping hack, and it might be the biggest game-changer of your life.
TikToker Justin Agustin recently shared a "mind-blowing" technique that’s widely used by the U.S. military, and it's been proven to help you fall asleep in two minutes.
“This technique was developed in the military to allow soldiers to fall asleep at any time, any place, even on the battlefield when the environment is extremely uncomfortable, and there is a lot of noise happening,” Agustin says in the video.
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According to his research, the technique was initially developed for fighter pilots given how their reflexes always have to be at 100%, and a lack of sleep can get in the way of doing their jobs effectively.
As for the technique itself, Agustin says it's “quite simple.” It requires a combination of physically shutting down your body and using your mind to relax.
“First, you need to calm your body systematically," he says. "Relax and shut down each part of your body from head to toe. Literally.”
You begin by relaxing the muscles in your forehead and then move down to your cheeks, jaws, neck and shoulders, all while focusing on your breathing.
You have to make sure your body is in complete relaxation mode and not tensed up, and you have to put in the effort to do this consciously.
Then you loosen your arms, hands and fingers and lay them by your side.
“Imagine this warm sensation going from your head all the way to your fingertips. Now take a deep breath and slowly exhale, relaxing your chest, your stomach, down to your thighs, knees, legs and feet,” Agustin says.
That's the physical component of the technique.
Now comes the mental aspect of it, which involves de-stressing completely.
To do this, you can think of two scenarios. The first is imagining yourself lying in a canoe on a still lake with a clear blue sky above. The second is to imagine yourself lying in a velvet hammock in a dark room.
If you find yourself getting distracted, Agustin says you should repeat the following words for 10 seconds: “Don’t think.”
For this technique to work effectively, Agustin says you have to practice it every night for six weeks, and 96% of people who master it can confirm that they can fall asleep two minutes into shutting their eyes.
Try it for yourself and let us know if it works!