Eyal: Rumination over sleeplessness is a leading cause of insomnia
Nir Eyal · #104 Nir Eyal: Mastering Indistraction · Feb 16, 2021 · at 1:13:42
Behavioral researcher Nir Eyal discusses his personal history with sleep issues and the psychological drivers of insomnia with Shane Parrish.
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“One of the leading causes of insomnia, Is rumination, right? Chewing on the fact that you can't go to sleep for hour after hour, and stressing out about, well, if I don't get to sleep, then I won't be able to do that presentation, and my whole day is going to be shot, and you know, that rumination can keep you up. That is actually part of what causes insomnia for many people. Not for everyone, but for a lot of people, it's a leading cause of insomnia, is that rumination.”
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