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Power Napping: How To Fall Asleep Anywhere

lifehack.org — The trick is the use sleep MP3s. They are essentially MP3s that play white noise for the duration of the nap, and then slowly wake you up by playing a variety of sounds. What's great is that you can play them on your computer speakers, or make them portable by putting them on your iPod or cell phone.

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  • SmackMyMac, on 10/11/2007, -1/+26This is going on my cell phone and heading to work with me.
    • Samus, on 10/11/2007, -5/+14Power nappies, thats what that fat girl from livejournal needed.
    • doctorcaligari, on 10/11/2007, -2/+125I made it my ringtone...Now everyone in the office drops like flies when I get a call.
    • Jagula, on 10/11/2007, -10/+27I'm a little reluctant to try this.

      How do I know that it will not, "slowly wake (me) up by playing a variety of sounds," but instead wake me with the use of a man's voice yelling obscenities at me, causing me to have a heart attack and die?


    • RobertS44, on 10/11/2007, -6/+1This snapshot/cached page runs faster:
      http://72.14.209.104/search?sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&q=cache%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.placebo.serv.co.za%2F%3Fpage_id%3D7
    • Ninjab3ar, on 10/11/2007, -3/+30Am i the only one who cant sleep to white noise? It bothers me.....
    • reedreeder, on 10/11/2007, -0/+23Jagula - You could always skip to the end and make sure.
    • dizzydigg, on 10/11/2007, -4/+21I can't believe I'm actually one of these people but I've been doing these powernaps for 5 or so months now using a program called pzizz - check it out here - http://www.pzizz.com/

      Seriously, when I get home from work I'm ass tired but I do a 25 minute powernap and I'm ready to chainsaw bitches left and right playing Gears of War 360 live - hahahhah....
    • MalDON, on 10/11/2007, -6/+1Sounds a lot like idoser...
    • weeeezzll, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7*yawn*

      This article is making me sleepy...
    • roguenine2000, on 10/11/2007, -3/+7i have narcolepsy, and i fall asleep all the time. sometimes i even fall asleep in conversations only to wake up when the other person is through talking. it sucks pretty hard though so i don't recommend you guys try and copy me
    • stmiller, on 10/11/2007, -5/+2Yes I need the opposite of this. How to stay awake...
    • renzien, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8@ stmiller
      coffee.
    • user777, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4My naps are usually 2-4 hrs
    • Nerfdude, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4somebody needs to make an eight hour version. a 40 hour work week could fly by if one were asleep the entire time...
    • trickinit, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Is it just me, or does anyone else find it incredibly ironic that these are called "Placebo Sleep Tracks?"
    • Ngai, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1HEY HEY: HEY:...

      static puts me to sleep...
      wowo....
    • HBNDonut, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Does this stuff keep you asleep? Because I tend to try and sleep on the bus on my way to and from work because I never get enough sleep at night, but it usually involves me just waking every few minutes by a slight bump or shake... If this stuff helps, it would be a god send.
    • bashar129, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I'm reluctant to try this because I am a very very deep sleeper...even if it's for a nap in the middle of the day. I have synced up my TV, my phone, and my loud alarm clock (which is about 6 inches away from my head when I sleep) before and I still won't be able to get up. The only way I can take a nap before work and still wake up without any assistance is if I rest my head on top of my cell phone...actually on it...right to my ear, and it isn't the sound that wakes me up either it's the vibration. I'll try this out on a Sunday afternoon when I have nothing to do but I won't rely on it to wake me up for work on the first try.
    • timusca, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2"What's great is that you can play them on your computer speakers, or make them portable by putting them on your iPod or cell phone."

      They say this like its special to these MP3s and not others.
  • pwallroth, on 10/11/2007, -2/+89I prefer Thanksgiving dinner, that ***** makes me fall asleep in about five minutes.
    • forchilli, on 10/11/2007, -16/+4hahaha. love that.
    • kLacK, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1what the faint voice saying at the beginning of the track?
  • ers35, on 10/11/2007, -15/+6Close your eyes?
  • timbuckets, on 10/11/2007, -2/+32I don't think I could fall asleep to that. I keep wanting to change the channel to see if something else is on.
  • Fire4Effect, on 10/11/2007, -2/+41Possible side effects include: Waking up with an unexplainable urge to call the cable repair man.
  • rnwen2750, on 10/11/2007, -3/+17Just take an upper level chemistry class over the summer. Guaranteed to turn you from insomniac to narcoleptic.
    • Buckiller, on 10/11/2007, -3/+6Or a Calculus class...
    • rnwen2750, on 10/11/2007, -6/+2Oddly, I got an A in Calc, but struggled with Chem.
  • Magillicutti, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8Well, that doesn't really help me with how to fall asleep. I wouldn't my taking naps for energy. But if I'm awake, I'm awake, and I can't really sleep unless I'm dead tired. I'd use the time to take a nap, but not to lay around trying to, and I don't think white noise will make any difference there.

    edit: I do understand how this could be useful to those of you who can.
    • odst117, on 10/11/2007, -5/+2it's a learned thing. I wasn't able to do it until i reached high school, and then boring class after boring class finally put me to sleep. After the first time, falling asleep is a breeze. Just take a math class that you don't give a ***** about and i bet you'll fall asleep.
  • pfdogs, on 10/11/2007, -16/+2Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
  • mikesty, on 10/11/2007, -3/+49What happens if your headphones fall out?
  • trer, on 10/11/2007, -6/+16Who is Brian Armstrong and how did he achieve financial freedom by the age of 23?
    • Kyderdog, on 10/11/2007, -1/+15He Joined the army and is now dead
  • skellener, on 10/11/2007, -26/+3Ahahahahahahaha! You need an MP3 to fall asleep? Ahahahahahahaha!
  • DeskFlyer, on 10/11/2007, -0/+18Enlist in the Navy; you'll learn fairly quickly. ;)

    /ex-squid
  • SomaSynth, on 10/11/2007, -9/+1I would say pink or even brownian noise are better. White noise has an uncomfortable amount of high frequency content IMO. Good for obscuring background noise during work, or even masking tinnitus. I suppose it would depend on the environment and what type of frequency ranges you're exposed to, brownian might be a bit too dark for some places with screaming girls.
  • pfdogs, on 10/11/2007, -9/+3LOL
  • h4rdcor3, on 10/11/2007, -4/+8Don't need it, I can fall asleep in 5 min just about anywhere, even my college dorm hallway. and yes, i'm sober
  • 52tease, on 10/11/2007, -0/+16Mirror for the MP3s?
  • pgup, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4It's like I'm back in the womb, how refreshing!
  • kiheimac, on 10/11/2007, -7/+1The files seem to be downloading fine, just kind of slow.
  • SpectralSounds, on 10/11/2007, -10/+1"The trick is the use sleep MP3s."

    Use sleep MP3s? Those are the trick?

    Jesus.
  • lcmatt, on 10/11/2007, -1/+23Never mind someone else has already asked. Feel free to digg down.
  • Andos, on 10/11/2007, -5/+3While you are sleeping you'll probably get unconsciously fed with signals that makes you buy more McDonalds food or drink more Pepsi.
  • Stano, on 10/11/2007, -7/+2Pint of bourbon does it for me. Don't care when I wake up.
  • WaltDismal, on 10/11/2007, -3/+2There's an easier trick: work 3 jobs.
    • arono, on 10/11/2007, -0/+32That's easier than downloading MP3s??
  • andrewa, on 10/11/2007, -4/+47Fascinating. I'm going to listen to this while driving home this evening.
  • limpits, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1someone want to upload some of the mp3's via yousendit.com?

    pleeeeease?
  • RioGangsta, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1can't do it.... sounds like a radio with bad reception
  • Mushroonaut, on 07/11/2008, -0/+3Pzizz is also a good alternative for napping.
    • bobakanush, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1but you must pay...
    • gadgetlust, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Pzizz is actually quite sophisticated in that it doesn't just mix white noise with soothing sounds -- it also uses a phenomenon known as "binaural beats" to promote brain waves at frequencies associated with various states of consciousness. It works by playing tones that differ by only a few Hz through the left and right audio channel. When the brain combines the two channels, you perceive the frequency difference as a flutter that can be quite hypnotic.
  • hiPpymIck, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7http://www.enivrez.com/bedtime/
    drift into slumber to the dulcet english voice of Miette's Bedtime Story Podcast

    (not porn)
  • SCARECR0W, on 10/11/2007, -6/+5Get Pzizz and make your own MP3s. Way better anyways.

    http://www.pzizz.com/software_intro.asp

    • SuperJimmyJimbo, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Dunno why you guys are digging him down, Pzziz rocks. Use the TWIT coupon code and save 25%, and a student discount is another 50% off that, I believe.
    • stmiller, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7Coupon codes, discounts, bleh! Just use Audacity. It's free:

      http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

  • CornStarch, on 10/11/2007, -12/+1I don't wear earbuds because #1. don't like technology that I must shove in a bodily orphus and #2. For the price of a pair of midrange earbuds I can buy some absolutely terrific sounding real headphones. This however presents a problem when sleeping as you can't really lay your head any which way with headphones on.
    • fivestarsoul, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11who the ***** said anything about earbuds? :P
    • jlewicki, on 10/11/2007, -2/+7@cornstarch
      ever used a spoon before? or the hairbrush to scrape all that sand out of your vagina?
  • Import98, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2The server hosting the sounds is down. Anyone have an alternate?
  • cuoops, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2No way. I need something real, like a loud fan to drown out other noises.
  • Woah_G!, on 10/11/2007, -0/+14POWER FAPPING FTW!
  • tanto, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Studies show that women are very sensitive to nighttime sounds. If you have a snoring boyfriend, or you live near a highway or an airport, set up a bedroom sound barrier with earplugs or a white noise machine (even a simple table fan may work).

    How to catch the sleep snatchers
    http://orangtuamurid.info/blog/?p=230
  • OneAndOnlySnob, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I've got more trouble with staying awake anywhere.
  • bobakanush, on 10/11/2007, -3/+0anyone know how to download these????
  • NachoBusiness, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2Maybe this works for some people but personally, if there's any kind of sound other than just the unavoidable ambient sounds in my house, I am not going to fall asleep. There's no magic way to put absolutely anyone to sleep... short of very powerful drugs obviously.
    • T-Bird, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3I gave it a try...didn't think it would work...and from a perfectly awake state I fell asleep for a bit. Woke up rather refreshed.
  • drgmdp, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9i work as a radioconsole operator, and if i have to hear white noise anywhere else, i swear i'll kill someone.
  • sLydE, on 10/11/2007, -3/+2Transparent Corp. has an awesome program called Neuro Programmer 2:
    http://www.transparentcorp.com/products/np/

    This has a ton of presets for different things, dealing not only with sleep. There's also IQ increase, ADD control, relaxation, caffeine replacement, blood pressure/hypertension reduction, etc. Also, they have suggestions (like subliminal messages, but audible) for healing, quiting smoking, creativity, motivation, etc.

    I've used it for a few months now on a semi-regular basis. The relaxation sessions are especially useful.
    • devilspy, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1@slyde (#7294327)
      NOT FREE. Home Edition $44.99 Pro Edition Price: $59.99
    • Derrekito, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2I actually purchased this my freshman year of college, I used it primarily for the study helper sessions. All I can say is it helps a lot with that, OBEs, trying to sleep, a quick wake up,etc. It was a lot of money but in retrospect I think it was an investment worth having, for me anyways.
    • sLydE, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1There is a free version, and the only difference is that you can't export the sound files. I did end up buying the full version, because it had become such an integral part of my life.
  • russellnation, on 10/11/2007, -3/+14i wonder if this really
    • holygram, on 10/11/2007, -2/+6Am I the only one who got that joke?

      dugg.
  • kspanks04, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6Make your own with this free software: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
    You can add and edit white noise and whatever else you want.
    • Akaricloud, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2the problem problem comes when listening to your edits.
  • ctc803, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5did any one else who listened to the mp3 wait for something to scream and scare them??
  • MartyD, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1I'm afraid of subliminal messaging that might be in there... It's just a little to soothing to be good for me...
  • albokid, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2oops
  • albokid, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2My blank noise mp3 is called tinnitus ...anything for that?
  • p0tent1al, on 10/11/2007, -4/+1Ok. Noone has really talked about safety issues here.

    1. Is listening to this safe? I don't know much about frequencies, but I know some frequencies can be dangerous to your ear.
    2. Wouldn't you become dependent on things like this?
    3. I listened via headphones, and it wasn't that comfortable to my ears to be honest. Maybe I should of had my comp at a lower volume, but still.

    Just worried about safety issues. Obviously you want to get a full nights rest if you can, but this seems like a good option if you really need sleep (esp. in a noisy place) but I'm just worried about safety.
    • andyGILL, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0To be honest, you don't know jack ***** so you shouldn't be posting.
    • Nerfdude, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1what a wiener.
    • dandv, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Use earphones, not headphones, and a soft pillow so you can turn your head however you feel more comfortable
  • sporg, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1I can fall asleep anywhere already and I can tell you that it is not such a great thing.
  • narutometal, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0I tried this out and it kinda worked.... I woke up 5 minutes later on top of my cell phone. Luckily, it's still alive!
  • crazybugger, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1diggzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  • thebeefytaco, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I should try this, I got like no sleep last night and right now I'm on one of those 5 hour energy shots that supposedly don't make you crash. I had half a shot of it like half an hour ago and started to feel awake, but now I just have a headache and terrible cottonmouth.
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